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Hi folks! We are pretty set on continuing in public school. I totally understand that we should focus more on social / emotional and extra curricular front. As it comes to academics, how have you supplemented their education besides the standard Kumon/Russian School of Math / Singapore Math?

Hearing lots of “stuff” around alpha school and AI enabled learning but have people tried something they liked? We have tried 1. Stuff like Tynker 2. We love Khan Academy kids 3. Haven’t tried any of the subscription box stuff yet

Headed to ewaste disposal otherwise. Also have a FireTV box which does not work. What is a hack that can make this somewhat useful? Repurposed? A Photoframe?

All the things they say on the internet are true about WFH. While massively helpful and it has truly allowed me to spend more time doing outside activities (like taking up Tennis), the monotony is fast setting in. I have tried moving locations, taking walking meetings, it just feels a lot of rote.

So HN - what do you do to break up your work day so every day is not a loop of the former?

I have no idea what is going on currently with the startup funding scene. Massive first time raises, seed raises worth 10s of Millions of Dollars. Plentiful growth equity. Feels like theres just so much money sloshing around in the system. What really broke my brain was FTX getting valued at 32 Billion despite being 2 years old. Even beyond crypto it feels like money is there to be raised. I have been in the valley and seen the last 2 downturns so this really amazes me. Help?

If you are anything like me, you'd made plans for 2020 to be a year of travel. Look where that has gotten us. So we created a site to explore and create itineraries for the traveler in you. Check it out https://travel.themakuma.com/ -> would love to get feedback from you!

I am a Product Manager and have some experience with data (excel -> SQL -> Pandas). How can I make a difference and contribute to healthcare, are there startups that can use the help? And if so, how do I find them? Any and all pointers . are helpful!

(Maybe its the new years resolution, but could really use some pointers as I start the new decade to do something good with . my skills)

I recall some threads on best practices around working with engineering (leaders and ICs alike). I wanted to ask HN if they have suggestions or blogs that you'd recommend

Hey HN - I remember some threads in the past about starting a consulting business. I am not a developer but I can do Product consulting (surveys, user interviews, pricing and data analysis).

Do you have suggestions on how to get started?

Will you use a service that runs surveys on behalf of your company? We typically target product usage and expansion surveys (like NPS, reliability, figuring out the next product and feature to build). Its a narrow niche but in our experience, the survey tools are easy (Google Form / Jotform / Qualtrics). Its the analysis thats time consuming and figuring out next steps can be tasking. We will offer a report, along with insights on qualitative data and next steps (follow up calls / isolating product reliability issues etc). We'll use any tool you have and are happy to analyze data from surveys past.

Any takers?

HN community - I figured there was no better place to ask this than here. For people who have started their own businesses, side hustles really in addition to their day jobs - how did you figure out the market? Are there books or podcasts on what you would recommend people like me to read or listen to to get an idea of what markets have niches that can be monetized?

The HN Community has some pretty awesome book recommendations about everything. I was hoping to find some that deal with how to raise an intellectually curious, empathetic, critical thinker of a child

Looking for free / open source alternatives to companies like Sentieo that do analysis on 10Ks, Qs and financial statements?

I have been in the enterprise space for a while and have now been tasked with growing the user base and not just the buyers (as is traditional with the enterprise). Any people on HN who have resources on B2B growth - not specifically growth hacking but something more sustainable? Books, resources, Talks, Classes, Seminars - all suggestions welcome