Hacker Remix

Simone Giertz talks about invention

88 points by pseudolus 4 hours ago | 31 comments

teruakohatu 3 hours ago

It seems quite normal for very popular Youtubers to branch out and not be dependant on one source of income, while simultaneously leveraging their marketing reach.

The daily goal tracker she developed is really neat, and I would love to own. The profit margin on it must be insane though at the price.

https://yetch-shop.fourthwall.com/en-nzd/products/every-day-...

francislavoie 2 hours ago

Actually, she spoke about that recently in a video, she's still at a loss on that product, mentioned here https://youtu.be/iEAShZ8TJCs?t=269

leros 3 hours ago

I dunno about that profit margin. Don't underestimate how expensive developing products is as low scale. It would not surprise me if the margin is pretty normal.

KMnO4 3 hours ago

Simone actually has a pretty good video that covers her costs to run the product business. TL;DW, not very much profit, especially at the beginning/low volumes.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=iEAShZ8TJCs

pryelluw 3 hours ago

I have a software version of this that was built for my own purposes. I plan on opening it up but let me tell you habit tracking works awesome.

MatthiasWandel 3 hours ago

Since a daily activity once checked presumably never become unchecked, this could be just a big sheet of hexagons you can color in when the activity is done. Yes, you need to print out a new one once a year, but that's pretty trivial cost and time wise compared to the calendar gadget. Granted, the calendar is a cool gadget.

pryelluw 2 hours ago

Tried that and didn’t work for me. I do hope it works for others.

Sometimes we do need custom tools even for the most basic needs. Mine is built to track not only that I did it but it allows me to comment on it. I can then go back and read through different entries. It’s super useful.

One of the use cases is tracking medications. I then share the notes with my GP (they appreciate things being timestamped).

Btw, love your website!

I use it for multiple things like writing. I will just create an entry to track it and then just write away. I also track when I work on my projects. One button click and it records the time when I start working on my car for example. Then I can track how much I spend on it and calculate how much a given repair or modification might take to complete.

Yes, I love tracking things …

kadoban 3 hours ago

They didn't want the phrase "shitty robots" in their headline I guess? Too bad xD

Am I missing anything or was that an _extremely_ short interview. 3 questions? I kept looking for a "read more" link or something.

sophiacamille 3 hours ago

I wish Tesla produced her "truckla" instead of the cyber truck.

SonOfLilit 3 hours ago

It's a very short interview, feels empty of substance. Just go watch her videos or something.

LilBytes 3 hours ago

This video covers the same topic, and it's a video from Simone. Much better and has a lot more content and substance:

"Was starting a product business a mistake?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEAShZ8TJCs