I highly doubt that Google will be beaten at Web search for consumers. They own a browser, OS, partnerships,... fully vertically-integrated. Pretty much impossible to compete with them with a web search product.
Readit Newsperfect_loop commented on Ask HN: Do you think Google will ever be beaten at search? · Posted by u/curiousk
It's usually the product with the smallest set of features that can show whether there is going to be traction with the offering.
There are many people in the SEO industry that provide genuinely good advice e.g. Rand Fishkin. I've been following some for years and it has helped with our rankings...
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perfect_loop commented on Ask HN: How do I make sure my kids are safe online? · Posted by u/permanent_job
There is plenty of software to monitor your kids' activity online. One thing that is sometimes overlooked is watching out for cyber-bullying. Contrary to what many think, this is usually caused by classmates from the offline world and is spread using anonymous apps or messaging apps, especially Snapchat.
perfect_loop commented on Ask HN: Do you feel lonely at work because of having different political views? · Posted by u/termimol
I'm a conservative in SV. I don't feel lonely, necessarily, but I do believe that my political views may not be favorable. And, honestly, I don't really see a point in arguing over politics with my co-workers, so it doesn't really bother me or make me lonely.
We built a huge dataset that we thought could be usedfor supply chain management, but the only successful p/m fit was by putting it on the web and putting ads on it. Even when we got to 5 figures/mo in ad revenue, we insisted on a different model.
So we ignored the thing that was working in favor of our "vision".
Ended up in an acquihire for garbage money.
I don't blame you. It's super hard to balance vision and market pull.