Winterflow3r

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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
How cool that you were able to move through the acquisition! And I definitely agree that weather can be a pretty big deal. I thought UK was pretty decent weather compared to my home in the Nordics so I guess California must be a real dream.
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Thank you for the perspective! At the moment, establishing a social life has proved so difficult due to constant relocation and general difficulty of socialising in Sweden, that I'd prefer to go somewhere where at least I'd have b
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Maybe I've just been unlucky and come across the wrong people but here are some things that left me a bit disturbed tbh - medical staff demanding to know if I'm Polish or Ukrainian in the middle of a big medical procedure where I
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
This makes total sense and was my experience with attending college in the US as well. But tbh, most social relationships get pretty hard after you graduate university because I guess people just don't have as much time for random soci
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
What did you invest in? (if you don't mind sharing)
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Are you planning to move to a major metro-region in the EU or somewhere more quiet?
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Thank you very much for the very detailed and informative post! If you don't mind sharing - was it easy to convince your employer to get a transfer to the US? - Moving to a country where English is the native language is a _lot_ easier
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Don't know anything about hunting other than it appears to be a very popular hobby here. There is a really strong brand of Sweden being a "come here, everyone speaks perfect English here" type of country but the reality is so
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
That makes a lot of sense. I've moved UK-> SWE and am not liking it here in SWE at all. I studied in the US for a few years so I totally understand missing public transportation and school systems. However, the software salaries her
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Cool! I used to live in London and was contracting quite a bit but then decided to move to Sweden with a remote job. But wow 7x more for your apartment! And here I thought my London rent was sky-high...
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Ooh congrats and hope it goes well with your relocation! If you don't mind sharing are you going to work for a FAANG (or I guess it's MAANG or sth now) or somewhere else?
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Thank you very much for the reverse perspective! Do you mind sharing which EU country you moved to? Are you planning to stay longer term or just for a few years and then go back? I recently relocated from UK to Stockholm, Sweden and boy has
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Ask HN: EU devs who moved to the States for work, has it been worth it?
117 points by Winterflow3r 5y ago|206 comments
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Thanks! I don't know Sahil personally and I don't think he'll reply on Twitter, but I'll try. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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Ask HN: What was it like during the early days at Pinterest?
1 points by Winterflow3r 5y ago|2 comments
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
How did he lose what he had, if I may ask? Was it the startup investments? What is a land clearing company?
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by Winterflow3r 6y ago
Congratulations! I think your story is very inspiring and I wish you and Photopea lots more success in the future!
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by Winterflow3r 6y ago
Thanks very much for the info!
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Ask HN: VC backed startup founders, how do you set your salary?
6 points by Winterflow3r 6y ago|3 comments
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by Winterflow3r 6y ago
I keep seeing this AI girfriend thing cropping up more and more often.
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by Winterflow3r 6y ago
I experience the same. I've noticed that if I start my day with a dose of Twitter, I tend to be much more absentminded and less focused on tasks that need to get done.
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by Winterflow3r 6y ago
You clearly have never been the target of abuse or a stalker. Nothing less fun than when someone on a dating app in Sweden messages you saying "I know exactly who you are" and you know they can find out where you live in less than
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Ask HN: Anyone using the Apache LIRE project?
1 points by Winterflow3r 6y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: How do you monetize your consumer tech business/side hustle?
2 points by Winterflow3r 6y ago|0 comments
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by Winterflow3r 6y ago
Fair enough.
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by Winterflow3r 6y ago
Would you be open to discuss points 2 and 3 - the key assumptions that were wrong - a bit more?
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Ask HN: What is it like to work at Spotify?
12 points by Winterflow3r 6y ago|5 comments
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by Winterflow3r 6y ago
Thanks very much for the reply! I've heard that the work hours are much longer for sure than your avg tech job. Is there anything about law that you personally miss in tech?
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Ask HN: Anyone switched from law to tech? How are you finding it?
5 points by Winterflow3r 6y ago|4 comments
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by Winterflow3r 6y ago
Could you elaborate a bit more on what you tried when you stepped out of your comfort zone?

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