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Hey, congrats on the launch! I think the onboarding was really interesting -- love the different illustrations. For consumer apps, everything needs to be as easy as possible, because you're competing with YT Shorts, TikTok (crack-level distractions). On iOS, I hit one roadblock where the keyboard blocked the "next" button -- small detail, but that required some thinking.

I was also keen to see how the whole system fits into my life before I paid, and since it take 66 days ;) I thought it would be nice to see if it actually worked before I decided to pay. Just a thought. I almost made it all the way through!

Curious how you used AI to migrate the website into an app. Could you share more about that process?

Great job -- shipping something is always exciting and doing so in such a short timeframe is something to be proud of.


Hey thank you so so much for the thorough feedback, it's very much appreciated! I will have a look at these bugs and fix them. I mostly just get time to work on this on weekends and evenings so progress is a bit slow but better than nothing nonetheless


Are you me? Hah. I identify with your situation quite a lot. From exhibiting ADHD type symptoms, to self-medicating, to entering tech, to being unable to hold a job.

Quitting weed didn't help me. I stopped for 2 months. I'm not off weed, but I don't rely on it nearly as much. When I smoked, I thought I could be my authentic self and care less about what others think of me. Weed helped with this 30% of the time. The other 70% of the time weed made me closed off, paranoid, and sometimes just weird. But I latched on to the good times to tell myself that it was helpful.

My only suggestion: find a good therapist and start this journey now (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/). I thought I had ADHD. I thought I had an addiction to weed. I thought I was in the right career. After a very public firing, and going into my 30s, I knew something had to change. Your situation may be completely different - I have no idea, this is just my exp.

Now, I'm on a different path. I'm working towards a career pivot. I'm doing things that are completely different from my prev career. I enjoy it. I don't know where I'm going exactly, which is terrifying, but....... it's fine.

Consider this next chapter as a series of small experiments to tease out who you really are.

And for God's sakes, don't throw away your relationship with your Wife. Like you, I have no idea why my partner stuck with me. They has been my strongest support.


i'm in a similar situation. cofounded a VC backed company, then worked in product in data analytics. started applying for jobs and getting limited responses.

currently rethinking careers and connecting with folks interested in starting something.


What kind of career refocus are you thinking about?


http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/20140724-flight-risk/

This may provide some useful insight.

207 crashes - human error; 82 crashes - weather conditions; 74 crashes - mechanical failures; 23 crashes - crime


That doesn't include all the incidents where the pilot figured out what was wrong and what corrective action to take, and landed the airplane safely.

And besides, what do you do at 30,000 feet with a planeload of people and an emergency and nobody in charge?


If you do end up switching as an S-Corporation, you must elect before March 15 to qualify as an S-corp for this year.

I'd consult an accountant.


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