Scott and Wes talk about the benefits of owning your own PaaS (platform as a service), the main alternatives in the space, and ways to make passion projects more financially viable.
Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:12 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
01:56 What is a PaaS?
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04:21 Challenges with payment structures.
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1038: OpenAI Releases GPT 6 Astra
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1h 25m
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1037: WebMCP is here (and you should care)
Scott and Wes talk about WebMCP with Sarah Drasner and Dominic Farolino from the Chrome team, which is the new W3C standard that lets your site hand real tools to an agent. They cover the security model, headless and multi-tab agents, and how to wire it into an app you’ve already ... Show More
56m 30s
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1036: Cursor & OpenAI Break Up
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1h 12m
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58m 21s
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Anti-Work Uprising, Copyright Wars & the StreamFog Solution | E2124
Today's show: Jason, Lon & Alex are back with a spicy Monday episode of This Week in Startups. Jason goes off on unions vs capitalism, we dig into why fewer seed startups are making it to Series A, and look at OpenAI's quiet copyright land grab. Plus: YC says Google should be bro ... Show More
1h 30m
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1h 43m
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You might want to read up on PAW Patrol
Your 3 intrepid hosts try to explain JS concepts (bind/apply, thunks, and ReasonML) to each other as if we’re five year olds. Hilarity and/or confusion ensues. During Pro Tip Time, Suz tells a story of woe, KBall motivates himself, and Jerod tries to keep you in the flow. Finally ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 2023
Uber profitable again, SBF guilty, Biden's AI EO + Motive's John Habeck | E1842
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you're ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. House of Macadamias is the next ... Show More
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#138 - How A Big Bitcoin Bet Paid Off, How To Best Learn From Billionaires, And Should Engineers Have Managers?
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) discuss: 5:53 Dan Gilbert owns the Cavs...and a lot more 11:48 How Dan Snyder made his billions 13:40 How to pounce on new opportunities 20:20 MicroStartegy's big bet into bitcoin 29:00 The right way to learn from billionaires 34:2 ... Show More
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