Also consider how many people have to wear them every day or close to. How much they interact with food and packages that most of us eventually touch. Food for thought.
The problem I'm solving isn't just relating to tourism. It's much bigger and beyond Hawaii too. This is just the perfect place to test what I'm building.
I agree. It's overcrowded in places that are not built to handle that many people. The resentment between locals and tourists is growing, also between locals and people who move here with a lot of money and don't add any value to the community but demand a lot from everyone else.
No, I live on Kauai and Maui before this. The Hawaii Tourism Authority runs ads on the radio for 'sustainable travel' and they want fewer people here paying more to curb overtourism and crowding, damage to parks.
I agree with them. I posted this to just see what others thought.
It's interesting how many people I meet from the tech world that move out here or vacation here often. I don't want to leave but would do some extended trips to places on my list for sure and always come back to one of the islands.
This is the most important chapter in the book according to Ray himself. Titled 'The Overall Big Cycle' and it covers the 5 major factors to keep an eye on as we all navigate our future.
I hope this is helpful and sparks some quality discussion of micro and macro trends unfolding in our line of work. It's fascinating and frightening at the same time. I'm along for the ride though, don't know what else I'd do with my life.
I asked ChatGPT and it said it 'means more than CS degree or working at a big company because it shows you are self-taught, scrappy, resourceful'.
It's not a big deal whether it is or not, I just haven't met anyone else who has gotten it. People who are a lot more experienced than me. I'm a bit of an outsider coming to the Bay Area, I've been cruising in Hawaii for a few years.
I'm moving to the Bay Area whether I am accepted or not. I believe in what I'm building and am ALL IN. I haven't been this excited to work 100 hours a week in a LONG TIME.
My startup is helping Maui rebuild after the fires. My early adopters and testers will be on Maui mostly. It's a win-win-win. The branding is inspired by Hawaii, so it's only right that I do it this way.
He is a snake. I also live on Kauai and most of the locals don't want him here, he is trying to turn his image around but most people aren't really buying it or haven't really thought about it too deeply.
He, in my view, is desperate to hang onto 'his throne' but all it takes is the right person, with the right vision, at the right time...with enough support.
I live in Kauai, a few miles from him. I know people who have worked at his property too.
Right now on the North Shore there is Mark Zuckerberg, tons of wealthy people moving in, AND a giant mega resort called the 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay all putting strain on the economy and ecology.
I am still carrying through with my vision of a better world. It started back in 2010 when this account was created. I was laughed at then for wanting to take on Facebook. I never quit and kept learning this whole time. I am close to Mount Doom now, Ring is still in tact. I am a little beat up after the Maui fires and that I had to relocate to here but I'm still going.
We are actually very similar, I love to be minimal but elegant at the same time.
I live in Maui, all my possessions can fit inside my Honda Civic. My office can fit inside a backpack.
I want to upgrade to a MacBook Pro, from iPhone 13 Pro to 14, fix my iPad 2 Pro. I have a few subscriptions but am going to consolidate as much as possible in the coming weeks.
Design checks all the boxes for me. I am naturally gifted in this field, deeply interested in how everything works, how I can increase quality of life for all beings.
> There's a kind of excited curiosity that's both the engine and the rudder of great work. It will not only drive you, but if you let it have its way, will also show you what to work on.
We are going to meet one day PG and I will thank you for encouraging me since I was 17. I am 33 now and determined as ever.
First thing I would like to see gone is business bros sharing 'guides' after you follow them, threatening to start charging real soon. Go fuck yourself, get a real job.