I'm currently using a self hosted instance of lightdash connected to a dbt project and I can see this being really efficient for data exploration for business users
aren't profit margins the main drivers for the decisions leading to this post to begin with?
if revenue was all they cared about, I don't think what's happening would come to fruition
Not sure about "the tech is well understood" given the LLM itself is a black box in regards to how it works internally, even Microsoft researches admit it (Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence: Early experiments with GPT-4).
I can't use Firefox in my work environment. It doesn't have some Chrome extensions that make it impossible for me to use, such as ones for Google services. It sucks because I dearly miss container tabs. If Firefox could support Chrome extensions, that would be game changer.
I find my self being very passionate about trying to start my own business. I'm currently building an offline-first budgeting app using the zero-based envelopes model.
This has taught me a lot about new technologies, and although I haven't been able to launch it, it feels like the biggest thing I've worked on.
My current problem is I don't know how to simplify it in order to launch something quicker. I'll be working slowly on it, chipping away at it, line by line.
I'd love to use Firefox as my daily driver for work. But due to lack of some extensions I'm not able to, mainly Tag Manager and Optimize, both Google products.
If anything, with this I've learned that companies like Framework have a huge advantage. If that space ever manages to create a 'fixable' phone a-la Framework laptop, it's gonna work on so many levels for so many different people and regulators.
It's far too rare for a founder to maintain control in that way while also growing the company to the size of Facebook is. For example, Basecamp has managed to maintain control but it's nowhere near their size.
I'm currently using a self hosted instance of lightdash connected to a dbt project and I can see this being really efficient for data exploration for business users
quite interesting!