@tankots we gave a chance to a high school grad to take care of our marketing.
he have achieved more reach in a month than we all have achieved since the beginning of @blazer_ops.
@suraj_sharma14 Just spent a night debugging why running DeepSeek-V4-Flash on a multi-GPU Blackwell (SM120) cluster ended up in in silent token repetition. Turns out framework pipeline hooks were blindly sharing RoPE cache buffers across physical cards.
@ycombinator Group Partner @harjtaggar breaks down what actually determines founder suitability and how to evaluate taking the leap.
Core Founder Trait: Resilience Over Background
1. Resilience as the primary metric: Academic or corporate achievements do not predict startup success. The single most important factor is your capacity to withstand prolonged uncertainty, rejection, and lack of progress.
2. The "Grind" Reality: Expect extended periods—often a year or more—of intense effort without financial compensation or clear validation before achieving product-market fit.
3. Curiosity over rigid motivation: You don't need a grand mission on day one. Initial curiosity about a problem is sufficient to start testing ideas.
Evaluating Your Next Steps & Risk
1. The Worst-Case Scenario: Frame the downside realistically. In most cases, the worst outcome of a failed startup is returning to the job market with significantly enhanced skills and high-leverage experience.
2. Energy Signals: Pay attention to where your energy goes. If your day job leaves you drained but working on side projects evenings and weekends energizes you, it is a strong indicator to consider transitioning full-time.
3. Actionable Validation: Focus on deep engagement from a small group of committed early users who love the product rather than collecting hundreds of passive waitlist signups.
How to Prepare Before Quitting
1. Immerse in the Ecosystem: Work at an early-stage startup to observe high-stress environments firsthand and build a network of potential co-founders.
2. Iterate Rapidly: Turn ideas into lightweight side projects and launch them quickly to test your problem-solving rhythm.
3. Engage in Founder Circles: Talk through raw concepts with smart, honest peers to refine ideas before making a total career pivot.
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A fully and rapidly reusable rocket will fundamentally change how humanity accesses outer space. “The Holy Grail of Rocketry” continues the ongoing Starship series with a look back at the scrappy days of SpaceX engineers proving reuse was possible and takes you onboard a high-seas race to recover a floating Starship
@JayHoovy I think the reach, visibility, and access to a wide range of potential initial customers they can talk to justify the stake more than the money they give.
Ex-YC companies and their network is insane.
@bernhardsson@bernhardsson We'll be arriving a little late, but can't keep the mouth shut, we recently tried out modal for our stack, and it is just incredable. Honestly saved 3-4 months worth of dev. When speed is imp, you pick MODAL!!