shwinnabego

interesting post; especially notes on increasing revenue.

I operate a small digital studio that focuses on branding, design and dev for direct-to-consumer brands. This was our first effort managing all of the pieces end-to-end, so thought I'd share what that process looks like.

They help with nicotine cravings. But yes you hit on an important point, smoking anything is still bad and combustion creates harmful byproducts regardless of the inputs.

The pyrethrins are actually plant based so not bad...we were concerned about that at first as well!

Good Q on the lead, I suspect that it’s far far below any concerning threshold but will double back with an answer

Part of what makes breaking the addiction so difficult is the habit of smoking + oral fixation, so this is meant to be used in conjunction with NRT

Don’t disagree with any of that. But breaking the addiction is step one, no?

Yes, adding that! They smell and burn with a similar profile as cannabis. It’s certainly a conversation starter, but hopefully something that becomes more accepted with time / education

Curious to know how / why vaping is preferable to this?

Appreciate that!

Well aware that this isn't tech focused, but I have oddly found a number of folks in tech who are looking for alternatives to cigs / vapes.

I helped launch this company - oklahoma smokes - that makes nicotine-free, tobacco-free smokes. They're made with hemp flower and are designed to be an alternative for people looking to quit smoking or replace the habit. Happy to answer any q's!

I think your comment conflates purpose and efficiency. This might be because you've only used slack for a few days now, and haven't realized its full power.

While email can be used for group communication, it's not ideal for the typical, constant interactions of a small team. Let's consider one use case. In email, file sharing with an individual is a multi-step process (new message, select recipient, insert subject, add attachment, write comments, send). In slack, you click upload, select file, and it's sent. No formality or friction in creating a new thread, selecting recipients, ad infinitum. Not to mention, it's hard to discover all the files shared between you and a group of people via email. This is important in an organization. A similar argument could be made for search and group messaging.

This snap judgement is the equivalent of suggesting that you'd forgo wearing gloves in the winter because wrapping warm pieces of fabric around your hands serves the same purpose. Purpose ≠ efficiency.

p.s. the desktop app > keeping a tab constantly open :)