DesaiAshu

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by DesaiAshu 2y ago
I've been using this for a year, it's really great. Thanks for making it!
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by DesaiAshu 2y ago
uber is like a fine wine. it will appreciate and pay dividends until it bursts when waymo et. al. take over the streets in 20 years
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I Went to Dubai, and Caught a Glimpse of the Future(nytimes.com)
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Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy(reuters.com)
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by DesaiAshu 2y ago
This (particularly the figure 1 illustration) discounts the "distribution" layer for apps Single app/feature startups will lose (true long before AI). A few will grow large enough to entrench distribution and offer a suite of
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by DesaiAshu 3y ago
There’s been a strong backlash to releasing AI models in my community particularly driven by EA and VC rhetoric that the potential risks far outweigh the benefits This pushback seems quite surprising to me, since the same claims could be ma
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A conversation with ChatGPT on recursive evolution and learning(chat.openai.com)
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Lessons on strategy from studying tech/science-based Fortune 100s(ashu.xyz)
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by DesaiAshu 4y ago
Creators are already curators. Musicians often don’t produce their own sounds, they curate and piece together samples. Designers and software engineers cut and paste from existing work. The idea of a blank slate creator has been dead long b
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Make School (YC W12) is hiring a President to lead our non-profit college(make.sc)
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by DesaiAshu 6y ago
Hey folks! I'm Ashu, the founder of Make School. We're building a new university based in San Francisco and just launched a new online course platform to share curriculum from our CS bachelor's degree for free online. We&#x27
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Show HN: Intro to Computer Science Course(makeschool.com)
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by DesaiAshu 6y ago
This would be a great justification to pause this trading for all clients. The challenge is they didn't limit access for institutional while limiting access for retailers. This discrepancy is core to the feeling that Robinhood is suppo
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Make School (YC W12) Is Hiring a Remote Curriculum Engineer
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Make School (YC W12) is hiring a remote video editor to make edu content
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Make School (YC W12) Has Applied for Independent Accreditation(medium.com)
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Make School (YC W12) Is Hiring a VP of Finance(make.sc)
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Make School Culture Deck(drive.google.com)
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Make School (YC W12) Is Hiring a Head of People, Culture, and DEI(make.sc)
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Make School is recruiting an adjunct faculty to teach at an HBCU(docs.google.com)
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Make School (YC W12) is hiring a growth marketer(jobs.lever.co)
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CA Governor Signs Bill Allowing College Athletes to Profit from Endorsements(npr.org)
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by DesaiAshu 7y ago
Checks are, quite literally the least secure mode of non cash transacting. Yet the banking system is built in a way that checks are often either the fastest way to get someone money, or the only way certain merchants accept payment. This te
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by DesaiAshu 7y ago
Good question! We're definitely leaning stronger on the hands on right now, but are looking to build out more on the math side. Our Dean actually has a PhD in Applied Math rather than CS, so it's in our wheelhouse. It's proba
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by DesaiAshu 7y ago
We definitely look to them as inspiration! We've read a decent amount of how they were started. It's more or less the only new prestigious institution founded in the last 50 years. A lot of their classroom pedagogy also aligns wit
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by DesaiAshu 7y ago
To be clear, this is not a trade program. A bachelors degree is required (and screened by accreditors) to have a broad based education encompassing liberal arts and theoretical education.
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by DesaiAshu 7y ago
But if you don't make the financial payout, you don't pay for your education or hold obligation to pay or take a hit to your credit. With our tuition model, downside protection is baked into the contract, unlike at the UC system.
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by DesaiAshu 7y ago
Ah, the page that says $190k refers to 2 years worth of income, not $190k/yr. We're fixing that now!
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by DesaiAshu 7y ago
Also, it's worth considering that the negative perspectives on more vocational focused institutions are propagating classism in the US. In many countries in Europe, it's common to go to a vocational school for undergrad then a res
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by DesaiAshu 7y ago
Scholarships for traditional universities are pretty hard to get unless you have really strong academics. And generally the odds are stacked against you to go to a top tier university if you're coming from a low income background. Keep

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