ashokn225

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by ashokn225 15y ago
I wanted your guys' thoughts on this process of finding a co founder that I documented. Fundamentally, building something small and fast is probably the best metric to test the dynamic of a team. We built http://thestyli.st as a test (f
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Ask HN: Is building something the best way to find a co founder? (ashoknayar.wordpress.com)
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by ashokn225 15y ago
I think whether it's addiction of media, drugs, or even Facebook, most people are aware of what they're doing. This notion that we're unaware of our addictions, that "denial is the first mistake" is all bullshit. People are particularly r
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by ashokn225 15y ago
The real difference is that Google's IPO was a Dutch auction. This was particularly accurate because of how much information asymmetry there was with Google. Not everyone knew where the value in Google was. Everyone knows about Facebook
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by ashokn225 15y ago
I've always believed deeply in this idea. The value of delusion, or rather, calculated delusion, is extremely important to the idea of being entrepreneurial. (Genius here is a bit loosely used, but I'll go with it). The math of any unlike
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by ashokn225 15y ago
I agree with this but it's tough to prove that there's a causation effect between the two (other than the one person who was fired, which by itself probably is enough to make a valid argument). But it seems like when the value add of a prog
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by ashokn225 15y ago
Not really connecting waking up early with honesty, but rather a generalized idea of the type of people that tend to live disciplined lives.
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by ashokn225 15y ago
I wouldn't liken tax evasion to letting someone use your apartment. I was really just speaking casually about how the situation would unfold. It's also a grey area since this is less of a sublet and more of a micro sublet (akin to letting
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by ashokn225 15y ago
Most people, myself included, who rent in the city have all of that laid out in the lease agreement. Most landlords probably wouldn't know either way unless they are coming by the apartment often. In either case, it's not a huge issue in
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by ashokn225 15y ago
One of the downsides with a statement like this (i.e x city is making y$/person) is that once you hit enough of a threshold of people on airbnb, it seems like there's going to be too much noise for anyone to really find a place of any value
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by ashokn225 15y ago
I'm not sure this is entirely true. I understand the logic, but it's important to note that theres still a net positive in the more subjective ideas of "greeting the day" and finding yourself in a more calculated, healthy routine. Waking