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thepaulthomson

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Show HN: Maps for e-scooters (hills and battery routing)

battmap.com
2 points·by thepaulthomson·vor 5 Tagen·2 comments

Ask HN: Is it worth taking a year off?

3 points·by thepaulthomson·vor 3 Monaten·13 comments

Show HN: I built a site where strangers leave kind voice notes for each other

kindvoicenotes.com
59 points·by thepaulthomson·vor 4 Monaten·39 comments

comments

thepaulthomson
·vor 3 Monaten·discuss
Context, this specific field for 18mths. 2yrs in saas other areas, 7 yrs solo business (not saas)
thepaulthomson
·vor 3 Monaten·discuss
Not going to lie, that sounds so tempting.

But I guess that's the point of the original question, quitting basically puts me on an entrepreneurial path
thepaulthomson
·vor 3 Monaten·discuss
Totally fair
thepaulthomson
·vor 3 Monaten·discuss
18mths for an AI saas product
thepaulthomson
·vor 3 Monaten·discuss
I just don't know if recruiters or hiring managers would buy that. It feels like non-traditional career paths get penalized
thepaulthomson
·vor 3 Monaten·discuss
Send kind voice notes to strangers: https://kindvoicenotes.com/
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Thanks for the support! I sure hope so :)
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
That's actually quite classy! I guess reddit/HN is similar. Pseudonym on the front end with email auth. That could work here too. Thank you for the nudge, what a great idea.
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Actually not as much as you would think (according to the recordings I'm getting). Though, I admit, this probably hasn't made it to "delinquent teens making farting noises" audience yet haha
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Thanks! So far, the checks and balances I have in place to protect users and prevent abuse are holding. I hope it stays that way!
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Thanks for the kind support. Glad this project found you!
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
It's been a mix so far! I just ran the numbers and the average is 29.4 seconds.

Glad you liked the idea. I appreciate the kind words.
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Oh cool! I can imagine one day 12 months later I'd be talking to the voice agent of my plumber and hearing ME scheduling in a time to get my shower fixed haha
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Thanks for the heads up! I'm not sure I have the scope to support iOS versions that far back, but I'll definitely dig into it for you. Sorry for the hassles!
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Wow, thanks for the support! To get the first few voice notes, I sent it to family and some colleagues. It was a smoke test to see if anyone would actually record without me literally begging them haha.. and they did! After that, I was confident to start sharing the project more widely and here we are today.
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Good callout. Will definitely keep that in mind. Thanks!
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
This made my day! Thanks for the kind support and I'm glad it landed for you. Hope you continue to enjoy it!
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
haha this aesthetic is very cool! Love the project, thanks for sharing. Lots of ideas in there that I could see potentially working really well for V2 or V3 of Kind Voice Notes!
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Wow, thanks for sharing. Yeah, it's amazing how much of an impact a little pick-me-up can have.

As this continues to gain traction, I'll just keep chipping away at keep it safe and people protected. All I can do for now is take it one step at a time and keep solving problems as they appear.

Again, thanks a ton for checking it out!!
thepaulthomson
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Good callout