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Re:Show HN: Free mobile app demo creator on Friday March 07, 2025 @12:04AM (#43287488)
Yep! Plenty! This post is showing off a specific mobile demo creator tool that can be used independently from our original product.
Re:Cutting Vercel Costs by 80% Without Compromising UX or DX on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @05:46AM (#41775430)
Writer of the article here and one of the co-founders of HowdyGo. Happy to answer any questions you might have!
Re:Jd – JSON Diff and Patch on Monday September 09, 2024 @03:47AM (#41486319)
Was just using it to compare two massive json files, super performant and useful compared to using jq
Re:Ask HN: What are you using to parse PDFs for RAG? on Tuesday July 30, 2024 @04:04AM (#41107034)
Previously have used https://github.com/pdf2htmlEX/pdf2htmlEX to convert PDF to HTML at scale, could potentially try and parse the output html to markdown as second stage.
Agree regarding the details - I'm guessing unrelated given the indictment was over a year before the collapse "On Jan. 13, 2022, a federal grand jury indicted Gad"
Re:Ask HN: Founders, how much automated tests do you write? on Sunday February 19, 2023 @12:20AM (#34854740)
Agree with this totally, additionally if you are unsure if you will proceed with an idea with no users, getting something done and receiving feedback as fast as possible is better than doing it perfectly the first time.

That said at my last company after 12 months we hired a few engineers so we had to transition to requiring tests for new functionality. This was just to stop regressions and make sure we could continue moving quickly.

Re:Ask HN: Founders, how much automated tests do you write? on Saturday February 18, 2023 @08:03AM (#34846600)
Last company, no tests for the first 6 months. Current company after 2 months, have some unit tests for complicated parts in place, will start writing tests once bugs are resolved.

I guess it really depends on what your company is doing, experience of the team and the language/tech you are using.

Re:Show HN: HowdyGo – Interactive Product Demos on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @07:32PM (#34702177)
We aren't a video as we are recording the DOM directly so can still interact with the UI as well as perform replacements/updates quite easily.
Re:Show HN: HowdyGo – Interactive Product Demos on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @03:25AM (#34690168)
Co-Founder of HowdyGo here, happy to discuss any questions people might have about the product or how we built it!
Re:Ask HN: What's the best lecture series you've ever seen? on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @02:26AM (#34592317)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBYhVcO4WgI - How to Start a Startup 2014 by YC & Stanford

Amazing set of speakers and pretty timeless advice for starting a startup

Re:Show HN: HowdyGo – On-Site Video Chat on Monday November 28, 2022 @01:58PM (#33777918)
Co-founder of HowdyGo here, would love any feedback people might have.

I built HowdyGo because at a former company I founded, we had a small addressable market, high-value leads, and unfortunately very long sales cycles.

Our customers needed time to build trust in the product we offered and that meant it was a necessity to have actual conversations with them, not text chats.

Have a chat with me or my co-founder here or by heading to the link and clicking on the widget!

Re:Ask HN: How to learn sales? on Sunday September 27, 2020 @07:43AM (#24605902)
Similar background to yourself as an engineer, not in sales but as a co-founder often find the sales process a big part of my job.

We've implemented Strategic Selling see https://www.amazon.com.au/New-Strategic-Selling-Successful-C... which provides a great structure for us and a unified language inside our organisation.

Maybe not as useful if you're just trying to get started but does provide a structure to understand the sales process and why a sale closes or doesn't close.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2020) on Friday July 03, 2020 @04:51AM (#23722265)
Bibliu.com | Backend Developer | Remote | Full-time

BibliU is a London-based startup spun out of the University of Oxford. We have developed a modern eTextbooks platform that integrates fully with library and university systems and we're already working closely with many UK and US universities.

We are looking for backend Node.js engineers to help us scale up our institutional product.

Benefits of working with us:

- Great group of people to work with - Flexible working hours and location - 43 days PTO plus paternity/maternity leave - Annual company & developer retreats

To apply please head to https://bibliu.recruitee.com/o/backend-software-engineer-rem...

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2020) on Thursday June 04, 2020 @09:08AM (#23416076)
Bibliu.com | Backend Developer | Worldwide Remote | Full-time

BibliU is a London-based startup spun out of the University of Oxford. We have developed a modern eTextbook platform that integrates fully with library and university systems and we're already working closely with many UK and US universities. Our engineers are based around the globe, in the Americas, Europe and Australia.

We are looking for backend Node.js engineers to help us scale up our institutional product.

Benefits of working with us:

- Great group of people to work with

- Flexible working hours and location

- 43 days PTO plus paternity/maternity leave

- Annual company & developer retreats

- Health insurance

- Equity

To apply please head to https://bibliu.recruitee.com/o/backend-software-engineer-rem...

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) on Friday May 01, 2020 @10:59PM (#23048752)
Yeah we did rebrand, very small world indeed
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) on Friday May 01, 2020 @10:56PM (#23048741)
Thanks! We have engineers based in the US, EU/UK and AUS at the moment. Agree that timezones outside of 5 hours is tricky but I think we do a decent job.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) on Friday May 01, 2020 @12:24PM (#23043712)
Bibliu.com | Backend Developer | Worldwide Remote | Full-time

BibliU is a London-based startup spun out of the University of Oxford. We have developed a modern eTextbooks platform that integrates fully with library and university systems and we're already working closely with many UK and US universities.

We are looking for backend Node.js engineers to help us scale up our institutional product.

Benefits of working with us:

- Great group of people to work with

- Flexible working hours and location

- 43 days PTO plus paternity/maternity leave

- Annual company & developer retreats

- Health insurance

- Equity

To apply please head to https://bibliu.recruitee.com/o/backend-software-engineer-rem...

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