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Any successful virtual shopping assistant?

Posted by jith on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:03PM
from the self-post dept.

I'm sure someone has done this well, but I can't seem to find it on Google. I'd like a virtual agent to help me find the right items either on Amazon specifically or across online stores.I'm specifically facing this issue with finding the right furniture. There's a specific type of cabinet I'd like with specific dimensions and looks. Searching across all furniture sites is a massive pain.Does...

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Re:Ask HN: My brother is the director of Alaska VA and asked for help ... on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @02:21AM (#22735320)

My team and I built this. We tried to make it work on smartwatches, but necessary Hz, battery life, and UX limitations (ie: being in a "fitness session" to access necessary sensors) all proved to be an inadequate user experience. So we just created dedicated hardware and firmware.

Check us out here: https://immutouch.com/

Here's TechCrunch's write up on us: https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/09/dont-immutouch/

Re:The lean startup is not for creating radically new products and mar... on Monday October 28, 2019 @08:39PM (#21383287)

This essay points out valid weaknesses in the lean startup approach, but really loses it's edge when it suggests that "social proofs" - such as the ability to hire highly paid talent and/or acquire funding - are better, higher priority signals of validation. Yes, customer interviews too early on a "guess" that is barely thought through is not an efficient use of resources. But trying to hire and raise is a worse alternatives.

Re:The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018) on Monday September 16, 2019 @05:13PM (#20988631)

The lonely aspect is incredibly difficult, especially if you're an extroverted person that draws their energy from collaborating with others. I also find the lack of accountability to others as hard. I know there are services that cater to this type of founder/freelancer.

Ask HN: Any recommended readings to learn about post-recession patterns?

Posted by jith on Friday August 30, 2019 @01:50PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm sure people have observed patterns in society during and post-recession. What are good books/resources to learn more about this? Could include economic, domestic/foreign politics, cultural, or religious behavioral reactions.

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Re:Ask HN: Why did your startup fail and what did you learn? on Monday September 24, 2018 @07:37PM (#18062415)

I see a few startup related books titled "Traction" on Amazon. Can you link / clarify which author? Thanks!

Ask HN: How to get starting data for ML B2B product?

Posted by jith on Sunday November 12, 2017 @10:19PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Chicken & egg dilemma: My team and I have an idea to improve employee engagement for enterprise companies, but it requires an abundant amount of employee data. We don’t have access to an enterprise employee dataset, therefore the idea/model is purely theory — we need data from an enterprise to even test if our models could work. Pitching companies for pilots have been hard because we can’t...

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