Launch HN: Quetzal (YC S24) – Stripe for Internationalization

Hi hackers, John and Brendan here from Quetzal ( https://getquetzal.com ) We’re trying to make it as easy as possible to translate software into other languages using LLMs. Here’s a demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hUltBUk9sE . Internationalizing/localizing is hard. You have to comb through your whole app and look for what needs to be translated and manually update your translations every time new stuff gets added. People sometimes hire their own in-house translators, or they send off their translations to humans to be translated, which takes days, weeks, or worse and costs a ton. Internationalization is, of course, super important for user growth and retention, and often neglected until very late, when competitors will make your product for LATAM, APAC, or Europe. I worked at Slack for three years on the Slack Connect team, building features like Shared Channels and Shared Workspaces, which had millions of users all over the world. Our translation s