0zymandias

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Cloudflare uses lava lamps to generate randomness(qz.com)
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by 0zymandias 7y ago
Many engineers would benefit from spending a year in sales and a year in marketing. There is a whole other way to look at products like this that is often missed if you haven’t done the time.
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by 0zymandias 7y ago
There seem to be two types of people debating with each other in this thread. 1. Some people that have real-world experience with raising money and term sheets. They understand what the norms and expectations are in addition to understandin
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by 0zymandias 7y ago
The lesson for any potential employee is to stay far away from any company funded by SoftBank. The inflated value may help the CEO get a big payout (like WeWork) or help the company raise lots of capital (like Uber & Paytm). However, yo
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Heat Death of the Universe(en.wikipedia.org)
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by 0zymandias 7y ago
What I hear from Amazonians in Seattle is that the culture is markedly different today than it was 5-10 years ago. That shouldn’t be surprising. Things are slower now and layered. VPs report to VPs who report to VPs. More politics. More foc
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by 0zymandias 7y ago
The majority of sexual assaults are not reported. The true number is likely 10,000+ sexual assaults based on ratios that are used for reporting rates. * https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-compassion-chron.
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Volvo Deal(en.wikipedia.org)
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The Real Moral Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars(onezero.medium.com)
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by 0zymandias 7y ago
Travis was deeply flawed as the CEO of Uber. It was clearly beyond any scale he had ever operated at. But he was also a force of nature and willed a new industry into existence. Since Travis left, Uber has stopped innovating. Dara was a saf
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by 0zymandias 7y ago
Uber is a huge mess because the narrative is not credible. Dara is trying to tell a story about fast grow + profitability. The reality is that they have three types of businesses. 1. Businesses that are slowing down dramatically, e.g. Ride
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by 0zymandias 7y ago
Other investors have been saying that SoftBank has been overpaying for years. It looks like they were right and you need to discount any SoftBank valuation by about 50%. The SoftBank playbook has an even bigger negative impact on employees.
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by 0zymandias 7y ago
Given the questionable behavior of Uber on the ground, I would definitely not want an Uber taxi flying anywhere near my house.