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Show HN: I Built a Paul Graham AI Advisor for Founders and Hackers

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21 points vednig | 8 comments | 01 Jul 25 08:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source | bottom

Hey, just wanted to share with you guys and app that I built and deployed in a day with Lovable.

So, as a founder I always wanted to have an advisor but my budget would always be less, then on the other hand hand I had Paul's essays on Startup Advice, which I never read because I was busy building stuff.

Hence, I built this product which comes into a sweet spot of both at the same time being more reasonable and capable than the alternative. ps: it's running on a reasoning model and tbh I've been able to gather pretty good insights from it.

Note to PG: If you're seeing this. I'm your big fan. Thanks for doing all the stuff you do.

1. bonsai_bar ◴[01 Jul 25 12:35 UTC] No.44433287[source]▶
You're a big fan but have never read his essays on Startup Advice?
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2. bonsai_bar ◴[01 Jul 25 12:37 UTC] No.44433309[source]▶
Isn't this a little creepy? It's mimicking an identity of someone that you haven't gotten the permission to do. It feels wrong.
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3. ryandvm ◴[01 Jul 25 12:52 UTC] No.44433431[source]▶
Worse, this is achieving levels of cringe our best scientists previously thought impossible.
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4. vednig ◴[01 Jul 25 13:17 UTC] No.44433623[source]▶
There's a lot of stuff on the Web, I've read few of them but not all.
5. vednig ◴[01 Jul 25 13:19 UTC] No.44433638[source]▶
Unethical? Maybe, illegal? No App clearly states that it is an AI Advisor not a real person
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6. vednig ◴[01 Jul 25 13:20 UTC] No.44433641{3}[source]▶
Scientists have been wrong before
7. fragmede ◴[01 Jul 25 18:23 UTC] No.44436721{3}[source]▶
I am not a lawyer, but most U.S. states (California, where pg resides, is one of them) recognize a “right of publicity.” So, illegal? quite possibly yes.
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8. vednig ◴[01 Jul 25 19:14 UTC] No.44437129{4}[source]▶
You're right the law prevents unauthorised use of Personas for commercial gain