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Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)

439 points david927 | 1 comments | 29 Jun 25 20:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.282s | source

What are you working on? Any new ideas which you're thinking about?
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ajd555 ◴[30 Jun 25 02:10 UTC] No.44418526[source]▶
I've been working on a fully electric last-mile delivery company: https://hudsonshipping.co

Beyond the landing page (built with Astro), I've been building all of the route optimization, the delivery and warehouse management systems. A combination of go and java has allowed me to write a few microservices in the past 6 months to handle all of my logistical processes, and I'm just testing the mobile app in the field as we speak! I hope to make some of the code open-source one day!

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ag_rin ◴[30 Jun 25 02:30 UTC] No.44418662[source]▶
This is a super cool intersection of real world problems and software. How hard has it been to get customers? I assume trust is a big hurdle here. How are you approaching this problem?
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1. ajd555 ◴[30 Jun 25 02:36 UTC] No.44418697[source]▶
Thank you! You've definitely identified the trickiest part, especially when you come in with a track record of, well...0 deliveries (I was in working in tech teams before this). Luckily, there are quite a few freight brokers in the NYC metro area, and they are willing to give you a trial period. Another way to approach is to work with smaller companies and offer discounts during the startup phase. (We're starting deliveries in August)