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Your time should be a lot more valuable than that, so even if it was free you should evaluate what Dropbox is worth to you. If your work depends on Dropbox in s

by jonknee 14y ago

Your time should be a lot more valuable than that, so even if it was free you should evaluate what Dropbox is worth to you. If your work depends on Dropbox in some manner, it will most likely prove worthwhile.

ultimoo 14y ago
True. However, there are also the more difficult-to-measure networking benefits of attending a conference like this. Dropbox are a great technology-centered python shop. One may bump into a future co-founder, or a college senior may impress someone enough to be offered an internship, or an Ops guy could find inspiration in how they scale, etc. So it is possible that even if your direct day-to-day work doesn't depend on Dropbox, you could find it beneficial.
ruswick 14y ago
"Your time should be a lot more valuable than that, so even if it was free you should evaluate what Dropbox is worth to you." I'm not sure what you mean by this. Are you stating that the price of the conference is irrelevant and that one should only consider the time investment. If so, I disagree. Although $350 might be negligible to some, it is not to most people. The price of the ticket is probably going to be cost-prohibitive to most, and certainly elevates the decision of purchasing one out of the realm of triviality. To most people $350 is a major expense that requires thought, and to many, it's an expense that might prove prohibitive. To the overwhelming majority of people, money and not time is limiting factor in their lives.
- StavrosK 14y ago
  He's saying that, if you're reading HN, your day rate is probably much higher than $350. Hence, the conference might not be worth the price even if it were free.
  - jbooth 14y ago
    Yeah, but I still do my own yardwork no matter what my day rate is. Some things about money you do based on principle, like not shelling out $350 without knowing what you're buying -- Warren Buffett wouldn't do that, why should I?
    - na85 14y ago
      I think you're both saying that $350 is too expensive.
  - minikomi 14y ago
    That's assuming a lot.
  - ekianjo 14y ago
    So it's ok to shell out 350 dollars just because your day rate is higher? Sorry, but the logic of that statement fails me. Why spend 350 dollars on this vs something else would be rather interesting point to make.
  - lucian1900 14y ago
    Really? Mine's a fraction of that.
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- jonknee 14y ago
  I'm saying that taking a work day off is probably more of a gamble than the $350. > To the overwhelming majority of people, money and not time is limiting factor in their lives. Sure, but this site's primary audience is not made up of the overwhelming majority of people. An average HN member has more money than time and likely wouldn't be using their personal money to attend anyway.

by jonknee 14y ago

ultimoo 14y ago

True. However, there are also the more difficult-to-measure networking benefits of attending a conference like this. Dropbox are a great technology-centered python shop. One may bump into a future co-founder, or a college senior may impress someone enough to be offered an internship, or an Ops guy could find inspiration in how they scale, etc. So it is possible that even if your direct day-to-day work doesn't depend on Dropbox, you could find it beneficial.

ruswick 14y ago

"Your time should be a lot more valuable than that, so even if it was free you should evaluate what Dropbox is worth to you." I'm not sure what you mean by this. Are you stating that the price of the conference is irrelevant and that one should only consider the time investment. If so, I disagree. Although $350 might be negligible to some, it is not to most people. The price of the ticket is probably going to be cost-prohibitive to most, and certainly elevates the decision of purchasing one out of the realm of triviality. To most people $350 is a major expense that requires thought, and to many, it's an expense that might prove prohibitive. To the overwhelming majority of people, money and not time is limiting factor in their lives.

StavrosK 14y ago
He's saying that, if you're reading HN, your day rate is probably much higher than $350. Hence, the conference might not be worth the price even if it were free.
- jbooth 14y ago
  Yeah, but I still do my own yardwork no matter what my day rate is. Some things about money you do based on principle, like not shelling out $350 without knowing what you're buying -- Warren Buffett wouldn't do that, why should I?
  - na85 14y ago
    I think you're both saying that $350 is too expensive.
- minikomi 14y ago
  That's assuming a lot.
- ekianjo 14y ago
  So it's ok to shell out 350 dollars just because your day rate is higher? Sorry, but the logic of that statement fails me. Why spend 350 dollars on this vs something else would be rather interesting point to make.
- lucian1900 14y ago
  Really? Mine's a fraction of that.
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jonknee 14y ago
I'm saying that taking a work day off is probably more of a gamble than the $350. > To the overwhelming majority of people, money and not time is limiting factor in their lives. Sure, but this site's primary audience is not made up of the overwhelming majority of people. An average HN member has more money than time and likely wouldn't be using their personal money to attend anyway.