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Re:Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? on Monday December 30, 2019 @04:12PM (#21916761)
- Hpmor, from Yudkowsky the guy who created the ML Research Institute, simply one of the funniest and smartest book I ever read.

- Martin Eden, a great tragic adventure from the late 19th century about a poor smart guy from the slums who tries to make his riches as a writer

- The Moon is Harsh Mistress, Elon’s favorite sci-fi books

- Foundation by Asimov

- Homo Deus by Harari

- Principles by Ray Dalio

Show HN: Flashcard app to learn the vocabulary of English books/series/movies

Made this app because I was tired of not knowing 50 words/book when I read in English.You can try it on the AppStore searching "Quicky app". For Android user please use the web mobile version at https://quicky.app/. The Desktop version has a shitty responsive design.IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are not French, you will want to tell you are to try the features of the app (sorry it's only in French...

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Re:Ask HN: How to found a company as a single founder? on Monday January 14, 2019 @04:20PM (#18906614)
I am 20 and moving to SF in a month . To help people be more productive I am building a self management software tool for startup employees, something you can use alone or in group with goals, feedback, and psychometric stuff.

I am 4 month into code and still need 2-3 more months to make something I can sell (at like 5$/user/month) or get free users.

Originally I am from France so I only have a 3 months window once in the US to take of and raise seeds to get my visa (otherwise I can maybe get married or I am screwed and come back crying at my mother's).

Do you have any advice ? Things I should do ? People I should talk to ? Startegies I should use ?