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BOO: This is so NOT what I read HN for.

by jorgem 16y ago

chrisaycock 16y ago
Warren Buffet does the exact same thing PG does: invests in great people. The Berkshire newsletters are very much on-topic for this very reason, especially for the grains of wisdom that have been quoted in the comments here.
- jorgem 16y ago
  Warren Buffet invests in huge railroads and insurance companies. Not the same as tech startups.
gatsby 16y ago
Sorry to hear that. It should be obvious that 100% of the articles/sites/documents posted won't appeal to 100% of the HN community. That said, I encourage you to actually read this letter, or at least skim it. At the end of the day, Warren's letters aren't so much about investing and returns as they are about good customer relations and transparency - two things everyone from startup hackers to billionaire executives should find interesting and refreshing.
- jorgem 16y ago
  I read it before I posted. It's interesting, but not technical or appropriate. Off I go to delete my HN account. I think that's it for me. EDIT: If I could figure out how to delete my account.
  - getsat 16y ago
    You can't.
starpilot 16y ago
Maybe you're not reading it with the right expectations? http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html > Stories on HN don't have to be about hacking, because good hackers aren't only interested in hacking, but they do have to be deeply interesting. On a sidenote, Buffett's frugality is reminiscent of Zuckerberg's lifestyle.
- link2009 16y ago
  > On a sidenote, Buffett's frugality is reminiscent of Zuckerberg's lifestyle. Could you expand on this?
  - pmorici 16y ago
    They are both known for living modestly relative to their vast wealth.
    - dedward 16y ago
      Far more poignant in Buffet's case given his age and the length of time he's been in the game, and the sheer financial impact he has on the country. He's not a paper tiger. Mr. Zuckerberg is exceptionally wealthy for his age, but he's young, and it's all based on a single assett. So while not judging, let's hold off on comparing the two for a couple of decades at least.
davidw 16y ago
I regularly complain about off topic stories about politics or other topics that wind people up. This, however, seems fairly pertinent to the 'business' side of HN.

BOO: This is so NOT what I read HN for.

by jorgem 16y ago

BOO: This is so NOT what I read HN for.

Warren Buffet does the exact same thing PG does: invests in great people. The Berkshire newsletters are very much on-topic for this very reason, especially for the grains of wisdom that have been quoted in the comments here.

jorgem 16y ago
Warren Buffet invests in huge railroads and insurance companies. Not the same as tech startups.

gatsby 16y ago

Sorry to hear that. It should be obvious that 100% of the articles/sites/documents posted won't appeal to 100% of the HN community. That said, I encourage you to actually read this letter, or at least skim it. At the end of the day, Warren's letters aren't so much about investing and returns as they are about good customer relations and transparency - two things everyone from startup hackers to billionaire executives should find interesting and refreshing.

jorgem 16y ago
I read it before I posted. It's interesting, but not technical or appropriate. Off I go to delete my HN account. I think that's it for me. EDIT: If I could figure out how to delete my account.
- getsat 16y ago
  You can't.

starpilot 16y ago

Maybe you're not reading it with the right expectations? http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html > Stories on HN don't have to be about hacking, because good hackers aren't only interested in hacking, but they do have to be deeply interesting. On a sidenote, Buffett's frugality is reminiscent of Zuckerberg's lifestyle.

link2009 16y ago
> On a sidenote, Buffett's frugality is reminiscent of Zuckerberg's lifestyle. Could you expand on this?
- pmorici 16y ago
  They are both known for living modestly relative to their vast wealth.
  - dedward 16y ago
    Far more poignant in Buffet's case given his age and the length of time he's been in the game, and the sheer financial impact he has on the country. He's not a paper tiger. Mr. Zuckerberg is exceptionally wealthy for his age, but he's young, and it's all based on a single assett. So while not judging, let's hold off on comparing the two for a couple of decades at least.

davidw 16y ago

I regularly complain about off topic stories about politics or other topics that wind people up. This, however, seems fairly pertinent to the 'business' side of HN.