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by bry 16y ago
You guys are silly. I only meant that I agreed with it so much that I wish there were a way emphasize my vote. Now its "Oh wait, those guys voted down his post, I will too!" Way to build community guys. I still love you though.
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by bry 16y ago
I wish I could vote this up more than once!
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The Misleading World Of Atari 2600 Box Art: Part Two (rundlc.com)
1 points by bry 16y ago|0 comments
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How to Succeed as an Entrepreneur: You Don't Need to Build the Next Facebook(intermittentintelligence.com)
3 points by bry 16y ago|0 comments
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by bry 16y ago
Depends somewhat on your co-founders (if any), I guess
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by bry 16y ago
"Economically, you can think of a startup as a way to compress your whole working life into a few years. Instead of working at a low intensity for forty years, you work as hard as you possibly can for four. This pays especially well in tech
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by bry 16y ago
Yeah, optimism is for babies, right? :)
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by bry 16y ago
Why can't it be from someone who genuinely wants to encourage others like him? If you read it again, it isn't necessarily all about "screw employment". It deals with the reality of trying to build something while necessarily employed in sev
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by bry 16y ago
But wouldn't it be more fun programming on YOUR terms, not your employer/boss' terms? Even if that meant you had to spend a bit more time managing your business?
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You’re a developer, so why do you work for someone else?(intermittentintelligence.com)
200 points by bry 16y ago|130 comments
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by bry 16y ago
I really enjoyed this book: "Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age" http://www.amazon.com/Crypto-Rebels-Government-Privacy-Digit... Doesn't really teach crypto methods, but it gives a solid (and
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by bry 16y ago
I just followed several people on that list that i wasn't previously. A great list - thanks for putting it together!
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by bry 17y ago
* forehead-slap * Of course, ignore my dumb comment :)
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by bry 17y ago
Personally, I wouldn't move to work for a big company like Google after running a successful startup like this unless I had to as part of the deal. Not because Google is evil, but because you lose your independence. I wonder if that was par
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by bry 17y ago
I don't think anyone is trying to get around anything or cheat the system. Obviously, everyone's situation is slightly different. I have never been in this specific situation before, so I was curious how others might interpret the language
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by bry 17y ago
So if I had a house painting business on the side, they could take it over if they wanted to? Seems a little far fetched. I don't think "The relationship between what you do at work and at home is irrelevant" is correct, from what I've been
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by bry 17y ago
An idea for a web app is really no big deal. They're a dime a dozen. I think it's really the execution that counts. I'm not concerned about that
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by bry 17y ago
Not sure. Sure wasn't me. I think we all tend to hope that the answer is simple
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by bry 17y ago
Do you always run to the doctor at the first sign of chest pain? I would bet you, or most everyone, does just a little bit of research/asking around first. That's all I'm doing.
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by bry 17y ago
Just the kind of advice based on experience I was hoping to see. Thanks
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by bry 17y ago
I want to be clear that I'm not asking legal advice. I would never make a decision based solely on advice from friends.. but your opinions matter. Many of you have been in the same situation, so aside from the "ask a lawyer" suggestion I kn
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by bry 17y ago
My day job is not suffering in the least. I have to provide for my family, and I make sure to clearly separate the two. I take pride in what I do. I think my boss would agree, so I'm not worried there.
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by bry 17y ago
So it sounds like my only options are: 1. Quit, if I really believe in an idea, and work on it somehow without any income or by working with a company that doesn't require such an agreement (which I have yet to encounter around here). I'm n
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by bry 17y ago
I'm not trying to be sneaky or hide anything. Like I said, I want to do this in a clean way. If I can't do it, I'll come up with another idea later if/when I don't work for them. Seems a little silly to have to consult a lawyer before posti
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by bry 17y ago
I work in AZ, but the company is headquartered in DC. They acquired our company a few years back, and they're pretty new to the dealing with the web. They pretty much let us do our thing, since we do it pretty well, but in the end they stil
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by bry 17y ago
I know "ask a lawyer" is the safest choice, and I REALLY appreciate all your comments. I'm curious if anyone here has actually been in this situation, or better yet, further down the line where they were trying to get funding and the VC or
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by bry 17y ago
That's pretty much my concern. I have thought about approaching them, but we're talking about a huge amount of bureaucracy. I'm sure my managers would be totally cool with it, but my manager's manager's manager wouldn't even have the author
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Does my company really own every idea I come up with?
41 points by bry 17y ago|69 comments