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2024-04-03: EB-4 - The King Of Ding
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🎙️ EB-4: The King Of Ding
EB-4, the fourth episode of our podcast, dropped last week. Before I continue, the rules of the game are:
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Who
Yacine (@yacineMTB), the creator of Dingboard, an easy-to-use, browser-based image editing tool primarily used for making memes.
Highlights
Yacine
On competing with big companies: "I can go nuclear... I can go get a job at McDonald's to keep Dingboard running."
On the simplicity of Dingboard: "The actual loading of the Adobe homepage takes longer to load than Dingboard itself."
On his ambitious goal: "I want every f***ing person on the planet to be using this thing... I'll be happy if I have a billion users, a billion, with a B."
On the origin of the name: "Ding, I like write console.log dingus when I'm debugging JavaScript... holy sht, no one's bought dingboard? It's like f**ing seven bucks? I'm copying this right now."
On debating AI risk with Rocco: "I basically created this debate with Rocco on Twitter Spaces, and then I lost the debate. I had a pre-recorded conversation of my wife yelling at me, and I played it during the Twitter Space. It was a lot of fun."
On AI and consciousness: "If you ask me, is a banana conscious, I will say yes. But a banana is more conscious than a rock."
On his take on AI and jobs: "The tiger's coming. It'll eat you, dude. Get on. Ha ha."
On the power of AI: "I don't understand why more people don't do it. It's like, back to what you're saying about like, why don't like VC companies just like compete with Dingboard? I don't understand, dude."
Ate
On reason for using a female AI voice: "Normally, guys tend to listen to female voices more often, right? Like it's more, it's like it penetrates more."
Why
Dingboard aims to make image editing and meme creation accessible to the average user
Traditional image editors like Photoshop have a steep learning curve and high costs, creating barriers for casual users
Dingboard seeks to fill the gap for a simple, fast, and affordable image editing solution
How
Dingboard runs entirely in the web browser, utilizing a combination of client-side and server-side processing for optimal performance
The tool is designed with a focus on speed and simplicity, allowing users to create memes and edit images within seconds
By leveraging AI models and distributing processing between the browser and server, Dingboard can offer advanced features while remaining lightweight and accessible
What He Found
Dingboard has gained significant traction, with a growing user base and dedicated fans
The tool's ease of use and speed have been key factors in its popularity
Despite being a solo developer, Yacine has been able to compete with larger, venture-backed image editing startups by focusing on user needs and efficiency
What are the limitations and what's next
Yacine acknowledges that Dingboard still has room for improvement in terms of user onboarding and feature discovery
Future plans include expanding the user base to reach a billion users and making Dingboard as ubiquitous as tools like MS Paint
Why it matters
Dingboard represents a shift towards more accessible, web-based tools that democratize creative tasks like image editing
By lowering barriers to entry, Dingboard enables a wider range of people to participate in meme culture and visual communication
The success of Dingboard demonstrates the potential for solo developers and small teams to disrupt established industries through innovative, user-centric design
Additional Notes
The podcast covers a wide range of topics, from the technical aspects of Dingboard to the broader implications of AI and technology on society
Yacine's perspective as a solo developer offers insights into the challenges and opportunities of building and scaling a successful web-based tool
Transcript
Important Historical Perspective
The Atlantic cursor crown
sigh.. gonna have to ban the Atlantic reporter off dingboard for this one. dingboard rule #1 is to not slander zuck
— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
3:13 AM • Jan 31, 2024
Dingboard Going Paid
NEW DINGBOARD FEATURE JUST DROPPED
YOU CAN NOW PAY FOR ACCESSbtw, the "invite codes" were an if statement with a hardcoded string
— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
3:50 AM • Mar 16, 2024
On accepting payments intro dingboard, what does it cost to run:
crazy. if you want to increase your company's cash flow just give your customers an easier way to pay for the service. how did I not realize this
— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
4:11 PM • Mar 18, 2024
Doubling MRR
i doubled my mrr in a weekend
— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
4:48 PM • Mar 17, 2024
On VC funding in the AI sector
me watching a VC backed image editing startup with 300 employees get a 500 million valuation
— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
4:47 PM • Mar 15, 2024
if you're a venture capitalist and you're thinking about funding an AI product company, go to their URL.
if you see a landing page and not their product, don't fund them.
if it doesn't load as fast as dingboard dot com (instantly) with 0 clicks, don't fund them— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
6:53 PM • Mar 16, 2024
some AI startups are just playing house. they aren't honest with themselves about running a business that actually makes money.
they are raising & running a bad business because instead of trying to make money, they are trying to be a "serious AI company" that "trains models"
— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
5:54 PM • Feb 18, 2024
On post scarcity
"bros, is this post scarcity?", i ask my friends, as the waymo effortlessly navigates through the rough part of SF where people are dying of sepsis towards my 2m comp AI researcher job
— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
10:27 PM • Mar 17, 2024
On the irony of job automation
person who is automating jobs: yes! Fuck yeah! Let's go techno optimism! Gonna order my waymo
the same person who got automated on year later: what the fuck? This fucking sucks. Where is my union?— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
11:14 PM • Mar 13, 2024
On wokeness in big tech
i severely underestimated the effect that twitter's past leadership had on our collective culture and it's genuinely terrifying
— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
5:33 AM • Feb 24, 2024
On teasing the doomers
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo yudd please forgive me I was just shitposting I didn't mean to be mean 😭😭😭😭😭😭 yudd I love you
— kache (dingboard.com) (@yacineMTB)
7:02 PM • Dec 23, 2023
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