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by Geekette 9y ago
The commenter you quoted made the assumption such was done only for women; the actual post did not state so. The post was focused on their female employees, hence, all points referenced female workers. I wouldn't automatically assume
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by Geekette 9y ago
Managers in various companies routinely hire people including many men mainly on the basis of potential plus skills and other qualities vs on skills alone. The post talks about Sephora doing so with female candidates (per topic focus) but d
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What Sephora Knows About Women in Tech(wsj.com)
33 points by Geekette 9y ago|80 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
I did know and meant both but mostly weary as in tired of options being dangled as better (despite the almost zero value at time of offer and low chances of it appreciating further).
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by Geekette 9y ago
I wondered as much, given how easy it is to aggregate (vs create) content. Relative first mover, first dazzler advantage, I guess.
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by Geekette 9y ago
"no foreign person can own stock in a Chinese domestic company not already listed on a stock market. " I'm already weary of startup stock/options - I'd consider it only in addition and not as replacement for portio
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by Geekette 9y ago
Ahh. I missed the other post because it's from a different source with a very generic headline. Before posting, I typically search for the URL and/or non-generic words from story headline to verify it hasn't already been post
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by Geekette 9y ago
You should post to the monthly thread for jobseekers (search for "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?").
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Beijing Bytedance founder tries $1M pay for engineers(business.financialpost.com)
58 points by Geekette 9y ago|49 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
Pretty sure other countries' recognition of (which does not necessarily equate to acceptance or support of) China's position on this do not extend to the level of sovereign embarrassment and capitulation outlined in the post.
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by Geekette 9y ago
Wow, shocking to read of such deep capitulation from a country like Norway, which positions itself as egalitarian and goes the extra mile in various areas such as excluding certain companies from investment by its global sovereign fund on e
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New York DA closed fraud case on Trump kids after campaign donor intervened(propublica.org)
11 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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Japanese manufacturer adapts its knitting technology to make lighter car parts(bloomberg.com)
1 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
It's not about condemning bias, qualifying the rightness/wrongness of comment or "caring about his day job" but about arguments in good faith. Not declaring affiliations or potential conflicts of interests makes people a
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by Geekette 9y ago
But you have been stating your opinions here, without including the disclaimer that you're an Uber employee. The standard procedure is to put your disclaimer within your comment as people typically don't automatically lookup a c
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by Geekette 9y ago
"Not looking good for Waymo..." Odd take, given the judge's words to Uber: "But Alsup had harsher words for Uber. He said that using the joint attorney-client defense privilege to try to keep things like the Stroz rep
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by Geekette 9y ago
"This is ridiculous property-rights absolutism. ... there's no reason they get to sit like a senile dragon on a hoard of accumulated wealth." WTF. It isn't ridiculous to respect the fact that unless explicitly given to
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by Geekette 9y ago
Didn't think this case could be more horrifying as it progressed. The material found on his computer now makes one suspect this may not be his first murder. That poor woman. "The suspected killer of Swedish journalist Kim Wall wi
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The cost of higher education for students on the edge of poverty(story.californiasunday.com)
36 points by Geekette 9y ago|64 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
"YC is also a startup itself, and (what’s more difficult) must remain one." As an organization centred on fostering creation of startups, YC can claim to making effort to adhere to startup mentality itself. However, as a 12-year
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by Geekette 9y ago
The first paragraph (below) outlines the precarious nature of freelancing in creative sectors, disorganization in some companies and flawed perspectives on labour (in this case with assumption of how 1 person would automatically efficiently
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Surprisingly frank job ad(indeed.com)
4 points by Geekette 9y ago|1 comments
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Study:Americans systematically overestimate progress on racial economic equality(pnas.org)
1 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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How the bankruptcy system is failing Black Americans(motherjones.com)
1 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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Testosterone Rex (book on gender myths) wins Royal Society science prize(theguardian.com)
1 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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The cost of higher education for students on the edge of poverty(story.californiasunday.com)
2 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
I'd suggest 2 things: 1) Have you incorporated the buyout offers into your deck? Showing that other companies recognize your company's potential even in its early stages should make a positive difference in communicating value. Co
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How Therese Tucker built Blackline to $1.5B co. with stock outperforming Snap(inc.com)
1 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
As some comments imply it was strength of or "approach to diversity" in the market that caused the failure, it should be noted the post outlined: What caused Afrostream to close is not lack of traction or market demand but lack of
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by Geekette 9y ago
The special purpose vehicle described doesn't add up. By definition, "unicorn" references a $1billion valuation minimum and a 600M fund isn't sufficient to acquire it. Unless they mean the principals will identify and ac

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