March 2020 I was investigating Solid for legaltech projects I'm designing. I thought it sounded like a great way for a user to create a master profile that can be used with multiple web apps and service providers, while maintaining more control over their data. I engaged with the Solid community and with Ruben, who was very nice and helpful. However, I found that the tech was still at the hobby stage, and I didn't really think the toys being built on it were very compelling. It was very disappointing considering it was already a couple years old and had a lot of hype around it. I hope that this moves forward, but it's almost a year later and seems to be the same story.
The only 10X browser improvement that can be made these days is if it cuts RAM use by 1/2 compared to the others, (and isn't tied to crypto). I would pay for this!
My understanding of it is that much of the money is supposed to be for Google and Facebook ads - something which I would never want to have to pay out of pocket for in the US market. So it's not just that the founders can pay themselves a ramen salary or better, but that there's a big early marketing budget built-in.
Thanks for this! Certainly I have some experience with this already from my legal services business. The main difference being the clients trusted me first.
And much more. Not going to through it all in detail, and there are probably many things I don’t know about WeChat since I’m not a heavy user living in mainland China.
The team definitely needs to get the experience of being behind the great firewall. Try using a VPN there to watch YouTube, try using a locally purchased cell phone without access to Google Play or the Apple app store. Try bashing PRC government policies in WeChat.
Only then will they see how tightly things are locked down. It's not like they're the only ones to have this idea, so why doesn't it exist? Oh, because it's really difficult and even dangerous with the current police state that controls the communications.
This is something I've been considering for a while, but now the pandemic is pushing it forward as I may be having a gap in my income coming. I'm looking for some paid work with a startup or fellow entrepreneur.
I'm a mechanical engineering technologist and project manager turned tech entrepreneur. I don't code, but have been slowly learning, and also trying out no-code tools. I have extensive experience in manufacturing and construction from my original career, and had a profitable consulting business in legal services that I pivoted to a tech company, releasing one web app in 2017. But this is all history now and I can't generate income from that in the near term. You can find more info about it in my IH profile.
I realize that there will be many talented people unfortunately entering the job market soon, many of them being specialists - engineers, marketers, designers... I believe I have something different to offer as a generalist that has filled many different roles and has very diverse experience.
If any of this resonates with you and you want some more info, I'm open to chat about any opportunity. Thanks so much for reading, and best of luck during this challenging time!
Yeah, I had a GF that worked for a government research department. The last quarter of the year the department staff did ridiculous things to ensure every penny of the budget was spent. Frivolous travel, non-relevant conferences, parties, etc. As someone who worked in the private sector and managed project budgets I was blown away haha.
