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comment by Chris_Leong · 2022-04-28T11:05:06.922Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I know you've probably aware of this, but have you considered applying for 80,000 hours coaching? They're talking to a lot more people these days.
Replies from: lsusrcomment by Jack R (Jack Ryan) · 2022-04-28T08:16:38.358Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I don't know how good of a fit you would be, but have you considered applying to Redwood Research?
Replies from: michael-chen↑ comment by mic (michael-chen) · 2022-04-28T23:44:35.305Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Or other AI alignment organizations like Anthropic, the Fund for Alignment Research, or Aligned AI.
comment by Yitz (yitz) · 2022-04-28T07:20:30.690Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I really appreciate this sort of post; I’m not looking to hire anyone myself (I couldn’t afford to even if I wanted), but it’s still helpful to know what sort of skillsets people in this community have. Thanks for posting this here!
comment by AM · 2022-04-28T13:48:30.598Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
The Immotouch bracelets look like a really good idea and business model — I am considering ordering one to use to stop my nail biting habit. Have you considered replicating this functionality as an app for an existing wearable, e.g. an Apple Watch? I can definitely see that as being a profitable app that would make the world a better place. Selling your own single-purpose wearable is likely harder.
Replies from: lsusr↑ comment by lsusr · 2022-04-28T14:24:11.809Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
We tried putting it on an Apple Watch years ago but to get the app to work we had to enable fitness mode and that killed the battery too fast to be useful.
Replies from: AM↑ comment by AM · 2022-05-03T13:42:52.086Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Makes sense — I wonder if they've gotten better at it, or if there is alternative hardware that allows sufficient streaming accelerometer data to be useful to you instead.
Replies from: lsusr↑ comment by lsusr · 2022-05-03T15:39:05.767Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I don't think it's a hardware issue per se. The problem was along the lines of "if you want to run software around the clock then we require a complete application to run and that application has a bunch of baggage which wears down the battery".
Apple Watch might have improved in the years since we tried.
comment by Algon · 2022-04-28T14:42:28.710Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
What is your price for purely mercenary work? $1million a year in expectation? $500k+ a year guaranteed?
Note: I cannot hire anyone except for maybe an hour before I run out of money. So this is purely hypothetical.
Replies from: lsusr↑ comment by lsusr · 2022-04-28T14:54:16.148Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
There's a certain baseline amount of money I need to fund my personal life. $500k per year is much more money than I need for my own expenses (though there's no limit to how much money I could throw at scalable altruistic projects).
Replies from: None↑ comment by [deleted] · 2022-04-28T15:31:39.357Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Interested in how you would go about throwing money at scalable altruistic projects. There is a lot of money and ideas around in EA, but a relative shortage of founders, I think.
Replies from: lsusr↑ comment by lsusr · 2022-04-28T16:06:47.255Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
That's what I hear, but I don't have connections to EA. People keep saying there's lots of money and too few founders but I don't know where to start. As a founder, how do I got about acquiring funding?
Interested in how you would go about throwing money at scalable altruistic projects.
The biggest change I'd make if I had money is I'd hire people to write software. In particular, I'd hire an engineer to write the firmware of my food-tracking bracelet. Last time, I did most of the firmware myself (not just the data science).
Replies from: Bjartur Tómas↑ comment by Tomás B. (Bjartur Tómas) · 2022-04-28T16:25:39.286Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
With the rise of effective appetite suppressants, has this lowered your enthusiasm for the bracelet?