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by SamvitJ 5y ago
I think this article has a number of great points, but maybe is a bit dated for the current "LeetCode" era, where the number one attribute that major software employers look for (especially at junior levels) is timed coding chops,
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by SamvitJ 5y ago
Not a tiny purchase, but I use this 250W corn bulb lamp all the time for lighting up my office room in the winter months: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W5DGBJZ/ . Amazing amount of light (35k lumens) an
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by SamvitJ 5y ago
Ah got it, I actually appreciate that clarification! That makes sense. I guess the article didn't convince me that anonymous advice can work.
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by SamvitJ 5y ago
Could someone explain why this is being downvoted? I didn't mean it in a snarky way, I just am not able to place some of this advice without knowing who it is from!
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by SamvitJ 5y ago
I'm less inclined to take this advice (though much of it is fine) because there is no name attached to it. Why would I take an unknown person's advice on something? How do I know I can trust them if I don't know anything abou
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by SamvitJ 5y ago
As someone who tested as "gifted" as child, I don't think as much naval gazing and self-analysis as this article describes is warranted for anyone, gifted or not. There are lots of productive ways in which to channel "gi
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by SamvitJ 5y ago
This article starts of well, but quickly goes south. > In a typical transaction, no market value is created. If I give you an apple and you give me an orange, the total amount of fruit in the economy remains constant. We can’t create fru
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by SamvitJ 5y ago
PG himself is a good example. His equity stake in VC is very likely worth in the $1-10B range (YC didn't take outside capital, see footnotes: http://www.paulgraham.com/worked.html ). But his ownership stake isn't t
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by SamvitJ 6y ago
It is a counter-point to "I always cringe when I have to interview someone with a masters degree in computer science", because there seems to be a generalization encoded there that people with master's degrees tend to be weak
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by SamvitJ 6y ago
As a counter-point, here are three examples of highly successful individuals in the tech industry with an M.S. in computer science as their highest degree: - Soumith Chintala ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/soumith ): Co-i
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by SamvitJ 8y ago
Not getting an interview from HBS as "a Stanford honors grad" is the worst rejection he's ever experienced? The whole post reeks of humble brag.
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by SamvitJ 8y ago
> This might explain why Steve Jobs finished high school with a 2.65 G.P.A., J.K. Rowling graduated from the University of Exeter with roughly a C average, and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. got only one A in his four years at Moreh
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by SamvitJ 8y ago
From later down in the list: "Applied to the Harvard Business School as a Stanford honors grad with a 740 GMAT, no interview. Was rejected from Airbnb for a customer support role and later was passed over for a PM role at Google after
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by SamvitJ 8y ago
On the other hand, Jeff Bezos, the richest individual in modern history, graduated high school valedictorian and summa cum laude from Princeton. Anecdotes abound!
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by SamvitJ 8y ago
I read this article in a very sarcastic tone. Wondering if that was intentional.
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by SamvitJ 9y ago
You haven’t produced a new firm that has cracked the world’s top 200 since Facebook’s founding in 2003. Facebook was founded in 2004.
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by SamvitJ 9y ago
"We are the Apple of real estate." could someone explain what this even means?