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I'd assume something sinister... There has to be a reason :)

Logical for MS to copy here. Airtable is such a powerful simple solution, I had people who had never worked with computers using it daily.

I've now built 2 companies on Airtable - thank you for building wonderful software! Right there next to Figma for me.

I want to make an Instagram that will only ever have 42 followers ;)

Hi, Tony here, Flower Co W19

I'm really keen on what you're working on. It's fantastic. I am a big believer in what you're doing.

I have some marketing ideas for you. I work in cannabis so I face all these same challenges of closed tech platforms.

Email is in profile, let's talk

If you're a reporter in the space who wants to know more about this, happy to share more.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

If any journalists are writing about this in a serious capacity, contact me. I will trade info :)

FLOWER CO. (YC W19) | 1st Product Designer | FT in Los Angeles | https://flowercompany.com

FLOWER CO. is a wholesale cannabis membership club that saves consumers 40% on their favorite products and brands. We are hiring our first Product Designer!

The California cannabis market is $10 billion dollars of which $8 billion is still illicit. With taxes as high as 40%+ in cities like Los Angeles, consumers have little reason to participate in the regulated market. We seek to change this. Thanks to our membership program, scheduled delivery model (not on-demand), and our access to Humboldt County supply, we beat the illicit market on price.

Apply here: https://angel.co/flower-company

PS: Veterans and YC founders both get free lifetime memberships ($119/year normally!).

Seem to be still pushing some small UX features but that's all I know

unfortunately, this. Oh you will be missed, especially by the kids! :(

We're big fans of Nabis here at Flower Co, my cofounders Ted and Scott were also their first customers at Humboldt Legends.

Congratulations ^.^

Love it

Cannabis companies are limited to only a few means of advertising so billboards are one of the best. FlowerCompany is finding strong results using them too.

https://FlowerCompany.com | Cannabis Wholesale Membership Club | VP Engineering, Comptroller | SF/East Bay | On Site

FlowerCompany is a wholesale membership delivery service that connects consumers directly to Humboldt County farmers. Members order over the weekend for pre-scheduled delivery the following Wednesday, Thursday, or Saturday with a 90-minute delivery window.

Membership starts at $79/year and members generally save ~40% on any purchase. Taxes on cannabis are as high as 38% in certain areas, so by lowering product prices, consumers save a lot of money on taxes too. Our mission is to beat black market prices while offering all the benefits of the regulated market, i.e. pesticide-free tested products, top-notch customer service, and a menu that is always fresh and exciting.

We're only 6 months old but we are scaling fast. We have 20 billboards up in SF this month and will be expanding across the state within the next 6-12 months.

If you're interested, please email scarlet@flowercompany.com with your resume.

Thank you.

As someone who is running a cannabis company [1], this is concerning, but it ignores the fact that a majority of the members we service (we operate like Costco with a membership model) are in severe chronic pain. They use it as an alternative to opioids and that cannot be overlooked. Having lost multiple people close to me due to opioids, that needs to be dealt with first before we roll back the progress we've made with cannabis.

That's not to say we should be aware of the potential downsides, but there seems to be plenty of higher priorities that we should be focusing efforts first.

https://flowercompany.com

How does this compare to Bitwise?

I'm already scared of Boston Dynamics. Once their bots start to look like cockroaches, I'll never sleep the same.

Nooooooooo! I never managed to try the service but their team and mission was awesome.

Clearly the author has never played Settlers of Catan, it does not make friends.

Hence the memes: https://imgur.com/a/tUGcn

I'm really excited about this project! It seems like it's Google Blockly with a lot more bells and whistles. I'll have to dig into the code more to tell.

At BlockSchool, my online coding school for kids 6-13, we've had a pretty good experience using Blockly. We've managed to hook it up to our own Minecraft-esque world.

If you're interested in what we're doing with kids you can learn more here: https://block.school

Google Wifi has been fantastic for me and it's cheaper. Easiest product I've ever setup too.

Wow, I had no idea Ant Financial was not part of Alibaba's main entity. Where can I learn more about this? I've done some work in China (even integrated Alipay/WeChat pay into an app) but had no idea this happened.

I am trying to build an online coding school for kids ages 6-13. I mostly agree with what's being stated because we already have customers in China, Korea, and Japan despite doing no marketing there. They are hard markets to ignore, especially when US parents are a harder sell. In order for us to be successful in the long-term, we must be a cross-border company.

Coding is one of the things that parents are increasingly willing to pay for, but it is still in the process of becoming a middle-class family demand.

https://block.school

Sure :) We're open minded!

BlockSchool | JavaScript Intern (Age 16 or under) | Remote, 5-10 hours per week

BlockSchool is looking for an intern age 16 or under to help us build an online coding school for kids ages 6-13.

This once-in-a-lifetime internship opportunity is available to any student anywhere. Work remote for $100 per hour toward college (or a coding bootcamp!) and get professional-level mentorship whenever you need it.

Responsibilities include:

- Coding exercises and projects using our JavaScript editor

- Reviewing and strategizing curriculum content

- Conducting user testing

To apply, we request a 1-minute video introducing yourself and any links to projects you have created.

Apply here: https://under16.block.school/

About our kids online coding school: https://block.school

I'm really excited to see where this goes given I'm in the industry too! That said, I am skeptical of the background of this company and the quality of instruction/curriculum.

For anyone interested in K-12 coding education, I have been working on a project called BlockSchool. We connect students ages 6-13 with teachers from top colleges and companies via video chat. We have developed a fun 3D block-based world where everything is programmable.

We already have students in 4 countries! If you're interested in a free trial, email me at tony@block.school with Hacker News in the subject line :)

Anyone have experience with their VoIP? Currently using Tokbox but been having some troubles. We integrate it across web, iOS, and Android for a kid's learn-to-code with live teachers product.

Why not before high school? As someone teaching kids, they grasp the concepts just fine at young ages and if the material is presented in a fun and personalized way, they tend to enjoy it more than other subjects (depending on how those are taught).

Actively exposing your child to coding will greatly increase the likelihood they pursue it later on.

Our pricing is as low as $22.50 per hour with a friend, which I consider pretty affordable compared to many extra curriculars!

How old is your child? Has he/she done programming before? We strongly believe any beginner should start with visual programming first. Happy to share all the reasons with you if you're interested.

Here's a short clip of a class (it's also on our website): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4xaiZrbD_Y

I would love feedback on my project BlockSchool from anyone who is interested in ed-tech!

BlockSchool is an online coding school for kids ages 6 to 13. We hire teachers from top colleges and companies like Stanford and Facebook, and connect them with students who don't have easy access to high-quality instruction.

Our classes are conducted via video chat in a fun 3D block-based world where everything can be controlled by writing Puzzle code (our visual programming language), JavaScript, and Python. It's collaborative, social, and kids love the creative freedom we give them.

We are focused on 1:1 and 1:2 instruction now which isn't 'scalable' but later on, we plan on offering a help service for kids only when they get stuck or need a new concept explained. This will lower the cost for students substantially. We hope to follow in the footsteps of VIPkid on this front.

We are based in Seoul/SF, so we have a number of students in China, Japan, and Korea already, but a majority of our customers are in the US.

If anyone is interested in offering feedback, here is our website: https://block.school

We'll be applying to YC too! Hopefully our project is relevant to what they're looking for. We're also growing quite fast :)

Had nothing but problems with their product over the years. In 2012, they had a bug in their analytics.js which resulted in me losing about 10k new users. Last year, I was experiencing multi-day delays between an event and it appearing in Mixpanel, Intercom, etc. Prior this year, I was using Branch and then realized how many sacrifices you make when you use Segment – they will never be up to date with all the most recent SDKs/APIs, so you will always be pulling your hair out. We ended up using Segment + 4 other services, it would have been better to not use Segment at all.

I hope they sort these problems out, and build a better developer product. Right now, they're focused on the enterprise, and I'm amazed their product is sufficient.

I'm writing this because their team is amazing and kind, but I hope they improve their product.