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signatoremolast Wednesday at 1:26 AM5 repliesview on HN

Are you sure? If given $230 millions what would you do and which AI product would you build, to generate $115 millions?


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skuhnlast Wednesday at 2:01 AM

I would immediately shut down and return $114 million to the investors. I'm keeping that extra $1 million as a tip for prompt service.

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sonofhanslast Wednesday at 1:37 AM

You’re kidding, right? In no way did Humane generate $115 million; they lost over $100 million. The list of ways not to do that is infinite.

Start with: an AI which emits a binary yes/no to, “Should I invest some of this $230 million such that it becomes $115 million 5 years from now.”

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wilglast Wednesday at 2:09 AM

You meant to write "generate $-115 million" I think. I'd start by putting all the money under a mattress which is already doing way better than Humane. Then I'd try to think of something fun to make.

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latexrlast Wednesday at 1:08 PM

> and which AI product would you build

Why would it need to be AI? VC investors care about making money, not how.

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coffeebeqnlast Wednesday at 3:28 PM

You don’t need to generate $115M - just lose $115M and there you go