Biotech, neurotech, medical devices. Intersection of biology and technology

> it degrades the idea of human consciousness or soul, calling it a fiction

I guess they usually mean that is fiction the part of the story where is said that it is separated from the brain

It kind of needs to be separate, otherwise it is just consciousness.

Mind expanding further?

> You lock people for decades in the madhouse which leaves only escapism as a coping mechanism and then act surprised when they continue to escape.

This is so good I feel the need of framing it!

> With all this AI I really wish there was one that could watch videos and podcasts for me and do a decent writeup for me

What about just not watching the videos and podcasts? Reads more like a FOMO problem.

> If you're not from the UK I'd highly advise not considering coming here.

London still commands high salaries and options for tech work relatively to the rest of the UK and many other countries in Europe

> I've listened to Nillay refine this article piece by piece for weeks.

What do you mean?

Nilay has been discussing these ideas on podcasts hosted by The Verge over the last few weeks. I can tell it's something that's been top of mind for him especially on his podcast series Decoder where he interviews CEOs about their approach to integrating AI in their products and how consumers feel about this.

> kind of proves that there is demand?

It proves that there's demand but you might not get a piece of the cake. That's being able to sell/speak to the people in your market is so important

> I think the biggest downer was when I built the coolest SaaS for martial arts academies. I thought it was guaranteed success, as I am involved in these communities, know a ton of owners. I reached out to all of them. Offered a free setup/trial. None of them cared, or even attempted to use it.

Did you speak with them about the idea before building the platform?

Some of them, yes. It seemed like they'd use it. I don't know. Maybe bad execution, or something. Although, maybe I should try again. Perhaps they were busy. I also didn't market beyond reaching out to people (which involved the people I know + cold email outreach).

It’s hard for these companies to switch once they’ve picked a platform. Just an idea, but I’ve seen people have success by looking up new business registrations. Get all new martial arts gyms daily, and try reaching out to them.

> both camps, but the problem is that they contradict each other

They don't strictly contradict each other because they are not mutually exclusive. Both methods are valid

> This leads me to believe that most people either get lucky and then apply a framework in retrospect to justify their luck

Definitely a thing. Survivorship bias.

> tried to build, calibrate, engage in SEO, talk to customers, but I can't seem to find traction

Are you speaking with people? Face to face, in person. That's more important than the online marketing methods at first. Manual onboarding.