sg_gabriel
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Co-founder of Saleswhale (http://saleswhale.io)
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Comment · 11 months ago
How do you keep replayed tests trustworthy over time as dependencies and schemas evolve? (i.e. without turning into brittle snapshot tests)
Also, how do you normalize non-determinism (like time/IDs etc.), expire/refresh recordings, and classify diffs as "intentional change" vs "regression"?
Comment · 5 years ago
Have been building Saleswhale (https://www.saleswhale.com/) for a while now - we got to >$1M in annual revenues mostly selling to the mid-market, but decided to launch a Free Tier this year.
The problem we are solving is helping marketers turn more underserved leads into revenue through an email AI assistant.
Comment · 6 years ago
OP here. Happy to answer any questions!
Comment · 6 years ago
>"But he talks about having plenty of cash"
I think he's talking in absolute terms versus relative terms that founders are used to thinking in.
Imagine that you have $3 million in runway, but you are burning $500K a month. That only gives you 6 months of runway.
It takes perspective to zoom out to realise - "Hey, I actually have $3 million in the bank. That's a lot of money. If I can somehow reduce costs to $150K a month, I actually have 20 months of runway to figure things out."
Unfortunately, this means "cutting more than needed".
Comment · 6 years ago
This is an interesting counter-point. Can you elaborate?