brandoncarl

Given that we are in unprecedented economic times, a fantastic economic simulator would be very valuable.

Not because it would be correct. Rather because it could potentially identify high probability situations we haven't thought of.

What are the best projects of the kind that you're aware of? Does anyone know how this is done at the Federal Reserve?

There's obviously been a lot of buzz around wireless charging (see uBeam and Witricity). These guys have been addressed in years past on HN, but given rumors swirling around potential Apple integration would like an intelligent discussion around Energous' technology/patents. It appears to me that they are utilizing the RF portion of the spectrum (as opposed to the sound waves that uBeam appears to be using). Witricity appears to be focused on charging pads/coils.

Finally, let's consider applications outside of cell phones: a 3mm square chip could create a lot of new Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Site: http://www.energous.com

Dear Foursquare -

First off, I have great admiration for your company, how you handle your technology and your data science. I think you have much greater market potential with some of these features (specifically physical crowdsourcing and recommendation engines). With all of that said, I have a question about your branding.

Why did you move check-ins to Swarm rather than leaving them in Foursquare, and move all new features to Swarm? Anybody that I talk to about why they don't use Foursquare says "I don't care about check-ins." To the public FOURSQUARE = CHECK-INS. Changing this takes months and millions of dollars. Why not, instead, say "Swarm is our new product that takes care of <new stuff>" and Foursquare maintains the check-ins.

Thanks!

Hi everybody -

I'm a first-time entrepreneur in NYC preparing to launch my product over the next few weeks. It involves applying some very interesting algorithms and data analysis to the wedding space (not traditionally a high tech space). I've already been approached by a few companies about licensing the algorithms in other markets.

I've spent the past year bootstrapping the product, however, not having previously worked in the tech industry, I've found it difficult to get plugged in enough to find people to hire. I'd love some suggestions on how to find good people.

The product is built on Mongo/Node/Backbone. Beta-tester feedback has been awesome so far: "I wish I could put into words how great it is.", "It's the same sort of rush when you get a 'like' on Facebook or Instagram", and "love this!!"