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by ajju 14y ago
>Don't be a jerk and cut people off just before their cliff. Saying that it sometimes takes more than 6 months to really evaluate new hires in specific roles is not the same as saying let's cut people off just before the cliff. >Do
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>there is a huge class of bad hire that starts strong and decays rapidly. Exactly. Also, startups = growth. As you grow, the game changes and usually gets harder. Someone you hired to take you from 0 to X^10 customers may do an ok job i
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by ajju 14y ago
How much do non-rockstar but decent mechanics make per hour at a small, medium and large mechanic shop? (assuming those numbers are different)
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by ajju 14y ago
My wife and I found some awesome tours/guides in Puerto Rico on Vayable when we were there. Couldn't actually do a tour because it was literally last moment, but I plan to check Vayable before each vacation now when I book my hotel and flig
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Instead of RTFM, I used the video on the site. The one time not RTFM worked out, I guess.
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I ordered a DIY kit from iCracked to repair the broken screen on my iPhone, and it worked out really well. If you are handy with tools, and not afraid to disassemble electronics, the DIY kit is totally awesome. If not, get it done by an iTe
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by ajju 14y ago
You are correct in that immigration in general, and H1B visas in particular are non-deterministic. Even having $1M in the bank and a top VC firm as an investor does not a guarantee a H1B by any means.
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by ajju 14y ago
Misread your comment earlier. Actually 150k is enough to secure an H1B, all other things being kosher.
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The company has to prove that it will be able to pay the employee's salary for the duration of the visa. A lump sum in the bank is the easiest way of doing this. A steady or growing revenue stream per month is another way.
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Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification.
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Yup, the first thing I thought when I read this: I hope this doesn't end up hurting non-resident applicants to YC. The "prevailing wages" for an engineering position (the minimum salary the company can pay an engineer on a H1B visa) in CA a
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Rent a home to airbnb? AirBnB pays you fixed rent to rent your home from you and then rents it out to guests?
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I am a huge fan, advocate, and frequent user and host on DogVacay - actually we are hosting a dog right now. DogVacay is not a social network for pet owners, nor do they seem to want to be one, thankfully. DogVacay is really good at one th
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When we moved cross country to California, my wife and I were so scared of this happening to our pup that we opted to drive for 4 days rather than risk it. Me, and a lot of people I know would be willing to pay at least as much as a ticket
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by ajju 14y ago
Please get them to have a web based signup to at least try it. "Please contact Global Sales Operations for access" is too much friction.
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When did he claim they were born that way?
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Did you misread my comment? I don' understand the "Seriously?" part of yours, since we seem to largely agree.
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For everyone who thinks the conclusion is "Send YC partners gifts", I personally know a smart guy who sent YC gifts related to his startup before the deadline (and therefore, before Apoorva), and still wasn't invited for an interview. You h
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Sigh, another day, another useful service decides to overshare on my behalf. FYI, to turn off this setting, go to Views -> Allow others to see what content I've viewed in feed
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I offload my brain to Workflowy once a day. It's awesome, but it would be better if they had to mobile app I could use to reload my brain on the move ;)
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Seeking the Neo for our Matrix (a cool job, despite the 90s reference)
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Thanks! The average cab driver skips a couple of hails to pick up someone a few blocks away. So, in addition to the feedback mechanism (which is coming), the driver needs an assurance that the customer will be there when they show up. By as
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by ajju 14y ago
Could have been me, I drive an old(ish) Toyota, but I would have asked you about 280 North. So it must have been someone else. We are still in beta and so we usually have a backup driver, often one of us, who'll go and pickup customers if t
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or InstantCab, which works directly with cab drivers - who are motivated to provide good customer service, instead of cab companies which are generally glorified car rental companies that only provide customer service for legacy reasons and
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It's good to see someone work on the one touch videchat problem. No one seems to do it well. Can more than 2 people participate in a video chat?
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Shows a Webfaction error page!
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No, but a lot of my friends went to work for them straight out of school. A couple still do, and they are happy. I also just hired someone who worked there for 2 years. So I have some perspective from both sides, but not as an insider.
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Microsoft is a great company if you want to spend 5-10 years and build a career at a large corporation. You'll most likely have a very narrowly defined role, but will be paid slightly better in cash. If you want to have bigger impact, and c
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False dichotomy.
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Congrats guys, Crowdtilt rocks! (said the guy wearing a shirt bought using crowdtilt).

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