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by aspir 15y ago
Having remote workers requires a very different operation style and a lot of trust in yourself as a manager, trust in your workers, and trust in the technology you're leveraging to communicate. Can you as the manager lead from afar -- its h
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This is typically how most top 5 MBA programs get a majority of their students. The applicant will work for a company for 1-2 years, then qualify for an MBA voucher on the condition that the student come back for an additional 2-3 afterward
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by aspir 15y ago
This is so unfortunate to happen to such a good group of founders. When Buffer first launched, I sent Joel an email pertaining to cron jobs. I was just learning to code generic hello world scripts, and he not only got back to me, but his re
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by aspir 15y ago
I agree with jsavimbi. If you're able to hire specialists, then do it. But, if you're looking to get multiple roles out of the same person, you should be willing to take the pros and cons. Also, if you're in the situation where you have to
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by aspir 15y ago
Every freelancer in my area is, by this definition, a "Desingineer." I'm in the midwest, so there's almost no other way to get work other than go full stack. Obviously, some are better at the back end and some are better designers, but they
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by aspir 15y ago
Thank You! My browser wasn't compatible with this video.
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Many companies I know of find a similar competitor and copy their terms, replacing names and other specific info. Legally, it's weak and won't replace having a general counsel draft up a document, but you likely don't have the money for a 1
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by aspir 15y ago
This most important piece here is that he's already broken even. Wow! I'd love to see the numbers comparing a Comedy Central production and Louis' self funded production. I bet there's countless areas of negligent spending in the CC product
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by aspir 15y ago
Are you familiar with the home concert movement with musicians? Its essentially what you're proposing, but in a different industry. You may want to do some research to see if they've run into any problems, just so you know what to look out
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All of these points look good, except for the following: "Require a cost-benefit analysis of proposed regulations with an economic impact of $100 million or more to determine the efficacy of the rule and its potential effects on the formati
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by aspir 15y ago
I'm not formally trained in CS, are there "modern day Dijkstras" in the field that I should read up on? I'd like to stay up on the underlying technological advances in computing, and it's just fun to read up on this stuff.
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by aspir 15y ago
I agree with the clearer CTA- you'll get the attention of these guys, but if they don't know what you're doing within 30 seconds, they may get frustrated or bored. Your about page is pretty vague as well. Some tightly done copy at the top o
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by aspir 15y ago
The business school process that I've been a part of focuses on case studies that basically boil monumental business processes down to a few paragraphs. As a result, the human factor of business gets reduced to commodity (ie: genius entrepr
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by aspir 15y ago
I actually own one of those pets.com puppets. Got it in the liquidation sale.
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by aspir 15y ago
Well, numbers don't lie :) It looks like you stumbled onto something pretty awesome.
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by aspir 15y ago
I understand your point, but the concept of personal contact with a student on their personal phone is a very fine line that could be viewed very negatively by a very small, but vocal subset of parents. Also, the software that you're referr
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by aspir 15y ago
EDIT: Sorry for the length :) This 1 minute video with Matt Damon glosses over my points well enough http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFHJkvEwyhk The short of it is that there hasn't been a good "X aid" that's been proposed yet that solve t
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by aspir 15y ago
Just wondering, but have you talked with many teachers about this? Being married to one, and having a lot in my extended family, I know how real the legal risks are for something like this. I know these risks ultimately comes down to how th
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by aspir 15y ago
An old friend of mine is using machine learning techniques to predict levels of drought occurrence ranging from a few dry weeks to a hypothetical dust bowl. It sounds purely educational and research driven, but his goal is to study drought'
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Ironically though, Gowalla's new data may likely appeal to advertisers more than ever before. Each interaction is now within a very defined context -- travel and tourism. There's no need to try to filter out locals vs. tourists with this. C
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by aspir 15y ago
It may not appeal to everyone, but I've personally never met someone not interested in visiting the cheers bar. Travel guides are inherently for tourists looking to see these little kitschy places.
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by aspir 15y ago
For networking events such as this, I've had the most productive experiences with one of two "plans": 1) Target one individual or small group beforehand and interact with them. This could be a YC partner, a YC founder, or a future cofounder
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by aspir 15y ago
GoDaddy also owns DomainsByProxy. They put the WhoIs address as their corporate address. That should address your concern. https://www.domainsbyproxy.com/Default.aspx
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Link here: http://www.doobybrain.com/2011/04/07/fuck-you-pay-me-mike-mo...
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by aspir 15y ago
That still sounds like a contract issue. It should be included in your contract that if the client does something like that, then they should pay extra. If that still doesn't alleviate the frustration, you aren't aren't charging them enough
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by aspir 15y ago
My caveat to the second law: copy rates are 2x that of design. Now our team is more than happy to write for you. Add that as a rider in the contract, and your problems will begin to disappear.
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I was wondering if the organizations will still be responsible for capturing and producing the video themselves, or are you brokering a videographer to come and shoot? EDIT: I just took a closer look at your site, and I noticed the "Creat
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by aspir 15y ago
This is rock solid advice. Thanks, and I wish I could upvote you twice.
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by aspir 15y ago
That is a great point. I have a CRM and my entry patterns sometimes fluctuate. That wouldn't fly at a MNC at all.

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