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by 2arrs2ells 5y ago
I think you missed the “wasn’t” in this sentence: > it wasn't based on my answers to soft questions
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by 2arrs2ells 5y ago
Congratulations, Zach! Codecademy was a huge inspiration for me and a whole generation of edtech founders. It’s been amazing watching the company transition from a wildly viral consumer company to an enterprise powerhouse.
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by 2arrs2ells 5y ago
“Here’s the link to my calendly. If you don’t see anything that works in the next week or so, just send me over a few times that would work for you & I can reshuffle things to make one of them work.”
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by 2arrs2ells 5y ago
Sohail Prasad (YCS12) is building a publicly traded for privately held startups! https://www.wsj.com/articles/fund-to-let-retail-investors-be...
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by 2arrs2ells 5y ago
I think that’s unfair to Scott when the entire article is prefaced by “Epistemic status: Extremely confused! Low confidence in all of this” The rationalist movement is all about being able to accurately forecast the accuracy of your predict
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by 2arrs2ells 5y ago
Re: revenue generated, if this [1] article about Peter Thiel's $5bn Roth is correct, that's $1bn+ in lost long term capital gains tax on him alone! (That said, I'm guessing the intent of the provision is more about fairness&#
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by 2arrs2ells 5y ago
This general idea is called a revenue neutral carbon tax: ex https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/07/revenue-neutral-c...
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by 2arrs2ells 5y ago
Blocking new housing is resisting change. Maintaining the status quo is conservative. Pushing for change is progressive.
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by 2arrs2ells 5y ago
Aline Lerner: https://blog.alinelerner.com/ive-been-an-engineer-and-a-recr...
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
Waterloo is a well-regarded engineering powerhouse & has been well represented in YC going back to my batch (s12 - BufferBox) if not earlier.
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2020 – Year in Review(blog.ycombinator.com)
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
That's a totally unsustainable routine for you and for your daughter... I'd strongly recommend hiring a great sleep coach!
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
Air New Zealand has a bunk bed/sleep pod concept called the "economy skynest": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se6uehzy5K0 (not yet launched).
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
The founder's original equity shouldn't count as compensation (it's purchased at time of incorporation at fair market value).
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
Don't miss Alex Stamos (former Facebook Chief Security Officer's reply): https://twitter.com/alexstamos/status/1320006154424967170 If I'm understanding Alex right, he's saying that Facebook&#x2
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
There's a great reply-all on Feral Hogs: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/n8hw3d that explores the tweet: “Legit question for rural Americans - how do I kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run into my yard
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
The database maintained by YC is going to be a lot more accurate: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/?batch=S11&status=Acti... For S11, 21 companies are still active, with 5 (GoCardless, Segment, Zeus, Vidyard,
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
I’m not here to defend Zuck, but those acquisitions only look obvious in hindsight. People thought Facebook was insane for paying a billion for a photo sharing app with a tiny team. And while WhatsApp was ubiquitous, it was very under the r
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
Earnings are already after tax. That's why EBITDA is EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization).
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
Do you live in the Bay Area? Your take doesn’t match my experience at all... * Most of my friends are members of one museum (or have season tickets to SHN/SFJazz/etc) * Most of my friends go hiking in Marin or Big Basin or wheneve
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At Talkspace, Startup Culture Collides with Mental Health Concerns(nytimes.com)
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
International first class is accessible to anyone with a decent US credit history, a somewhat flexible schedule, & an interest in figuring out semi-complex systems. I flew Cathay Pacific first class Toronto => Hong Kong as a recent c
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
Is there a way to pin a tweet via SMS? I don't think so... and these tweets are getting pinned.
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by 2arrs2ells 6y ago
Teachers unions are very influential - especially in state and local elections (ex. described here as "political juggernauts" https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/02/14/are-teachers-u...
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Why does `True == False is False` evaluate to False in Python? (2013)(stackoverflow.com)
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by 2arrs2ells 7y ago
My wife and I had our first kid almost four months ago. Trustle connected us with an amazing coach (Alina!) who’s been amazing at fielding our questions around feeding and sleep. We’re much calmer parents with a happier baby thanks to Trust
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by 2arrs2ells 7y ago
There’s nothing inherently wrong with mortgage-backed securities (they exist today!). In fact, there’s a lot right with them - they allow specialization by firms within the mortgage process and participation by investors with various risk p
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by 2arrs2ells 7y ago
Because home equity is highly liquid. You can refinance your mortgage (and take money out), or take out a reverse mortgage (which pays you monthly in exchange for eventual ownership), or a home equity loan. Tons of ways to turn your home eq
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by 2arrs2ells 7y ago
Exchanging bitcoin for actual money isn't hard if you're willing to clear KYC/AML (ex at Coinbase).
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Separating gifted children hasn't led to better achievement(hechingerreport.org)
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