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   by a13n 10y ago

   That's why it's called "risk arbitrage" ;)
2. 812.▲
   by a13n 10y ago

   Yeah I'm pretty risk tolerant, I went in willing to hold SCTY for the long haul even if the deal fell through.
3. 813.▲
   by a13n 10y ago

   Yeah I mean this stuff is all priced by the market. So it isn't any chance or odds based on facts, rather based on what the market priced the chance of the deal falling through. I felt pretty confident the deal would go through, Elon m
4. 814.▲
   by a13n 10y ago

   I found a cool risk arbitrage play here that others may find interesting. When the deal was announced, it mentioned that SCTY shares were to be converted into TSLA shares at a rate of 0.11 TSLA/SCTY. Yet SCTY shares were priced at clos
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   by a13n 10y ago

   Then don't participate. I actually find this idea very interesting and would love to subscribe to notifications about which companies are laying off workers or see trends about how many people are being laid off per week/month. As
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   by a13n 10y ago

   I find this pretty reasonable if you're interviewing with a handful of companies but I remember doing 20+ interviews in 2-3 weeks in university and would simply not have time for that.
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   by a13n 10y ago

   Just this week somebody told me about how a competing accelerator made them accept or turn down their offer before doing their YC interview. Ugh.
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   by a13n 10y ago

   I don't think that's a very safe assumption.
9. 819.▲
   by a13n 10y ago

   Or is desktop traffic dead? :)
10. 820.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    The death penalty costs more than life in prison? Source?
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    by a13n 10y ago

    It feels above average compared to the typical government site, but still a decade behind modern design. I wonder if open source will improve this? Props to the team for open sourcing it.
12. 822.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    And by $650 you mean "up to $650"... I have a MacBook Air that was appraised at $260. Screw that...
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    by a13n 10y ago

    Wow, thank you for posting the document. That seems like an incredibly reasonable response compared to what I'd expect from a US gov organization. They're basically ensuring he's done due diligence that the product he's
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    by a13n 10y ago

    Relating to tech, it's definitely significantly harder to raise series A and beyond then it was a year ago. Seems like a lot of companies aren't getting the next round they were expecting to and as a result there's been a foc
15. 825.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    PacMan!
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    by a13n 10y ago

    Thanks for the response, agreed.
17. 827.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    Sure but if you've maintained your 20-something health until 75, why choose to die? That's just suicide...
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    by a13n 10y ago

    I'm not a billionaire and I'm not old, but I am so excited about anti-aging. I know Hacker News is super negative, but who doesn't want to live longer?! Of all the pain points humans experience, you'd think death lies pr
19. 829.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    I don't think Medium put that there, I think the author did... You can embed tweets directly into Medium posts.
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    by a13n 10y ago

    The law is far from perfect which is why it's constantly changing. If only it changed faster and actually represented the majority's values.
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    by a13n 10y ago

    > but rewrites almost always deliver zero value to the customer. I disagree. Sure no immediate value, but in the long run? You could argue certain rewrites would mean faster product development, less bug proneness, happier developers. Al
22. 832.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    Which is why most people shouldn't found companies straight out of college, they should join organizations with impactful missions that align with their goals.
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    by a13n 10y ago

    Loop ( https://loop.pm ) | Full-Stack Engineer | San Francisco | Full-Time, On-Site Loop helps teams collect and manage feedback from their users to build better products. We're an early stage self-funded startup with paying
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    VotePlz(medium.com)

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25. 835.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    Would you consider negotiating the equity percentage for startups that stand out in terms of team/traction? If not, why not?
26. 836.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    I'm thinking 12-16 months
27. 837.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    Yeah I think he means he's bearish rather than he's actually got money invested in Uber losing value
28. 838.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    Just wait till they all get laid off at once in favor of self driving cars and then ask how happy they are. This job isn't here to stay.
29. 839.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    Or because exercising early means you pay some long term capital gains instead of income tax.
30. 840.▲
    by a13n 10y ago

    I hate Intuit for acquiring Mint and letting it rot. RIP Mint.