TWAndrews

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by TWAndrews 16y ago
<i>Some CEOs will benefit from this sort of knowledge, others will be damaged by it - there is no simple rule.</i> Sure, but that's a pretty good test as to whether or not you should work for them.
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
So what would your advice be to someone who could, once upon a time, code (COBOL, C) but hasn't written anything in ~15 years?
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
This is a plausible theory. However, there are equally plausible theories that have a Groupon promotion functioning as a loss-leader and reaching a much broader customer base than a company's traditional marketing otherwise would, with som
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
Agreed. The best product people are those who can understand the back end--even if they couldn't code it themselves, they have a respect and basic understanding for what's going on.
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
"rough estimates of 2 billion facebook users" Right. Because the Chinese and Indian Peasantry is definitely going to be on FB.
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
Right. But unless you think there's someone (or a set of someones) who would pay 33B for all of Facebook, it's not unreasonable to assert that it's not worth that much.
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
People who think this is a free speech issue wrt Rackspace are confused about how the first amendment works. The right to free speech, is not the right to a platform from which to speak. This was the law-of-the land before the internet ev
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
Well, yes. One of the great things about the internet is that its regulation, as compared to other industries is relatively light. The flip side of that is that the government has little or no legal basis to ensure that people have a plat
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
It sounds like it, assuming the way your idea is espoused violates TOS that you agreed to.
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
Do they know that they are in danger of being fired? The prospect of unemployment is definitely something that can focus the mind. If you haven't given them a clear indication that their performance is unacceptable and that a continuation
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
Seems like arthmatic with temperatures is just broken. This querey: "5 degrees c + 1 degree f in fahrenheit" yields: "501.67 degrees Fahrenheit"
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
Coincidentally, I've got a great idea, I'm going to be moving to Fort Collins in about a two months and was going to start recruiting developers. I'd love to get in touch with you to see if there's a fit. Is there a good way to exchange co
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
I would be very surprised if managers in almost all companies didn't have the ability to offer off-period raises for purposes of retention. If the HR group is really buttoned down, there's probably even a procedure for it.
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
But if you take a counter less than your outside offer, try to get some non-financial compensation (i.e. extra vacation, at least verbal commitment regarding a promotion, etc.)
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
I don't really think that's typically the case. If they think you'll be relatively easily replaced, they'll just let you go when you tell them you have an offer.
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
I had an offer in hand and asked them to match it. To do this, however, you have to be willing to accept the offer and leave.
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
I think you'll also want to include before/after images in the galleries showing what can be done with each layer.
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by TWAndrews 16y ago
The very first thing I'd do is talk with a good accountant or tax lawyer. Ideally you'd have done this prior to selling the company, and maybe you did and the 5m is after taxes. In any case, if it were me, I'd put $1m into an inflation pro