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by bsvalley 8y ago
+1 True Though, traveling while on "vacation" and moving to a place are 2 different things. You could get a very positive vibe when you visit a new place several times because "entertainment" is roughly 80% of your goal.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I think finding a co-founder is harder than creating a successful company. So, either I'd go solo (not recommended at all), or I'd simply use time as the only helpful way to find the right person. It doesn't have to be tomorr
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Ask HN: What is the best Gmail client alternative?
7 points by bsvalley 8y ago|3 comments
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by bsvalley 8y ago
This is a very simple version of learning you’re discribing :) the Internet and conferences... the world outside of the Valley doesn't work this way. Here are some answers from a broad perspective, couldn't find the Elon Musk answ
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by bsvalley 8y ago
You’d 10x your intellectual growth in a diverse environment.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
You can grow intellectually in only one single domain in the Bay Area, which is Tech. That's what it's known for, that's also why high figures like Thiel, Ferriss, etc. left the Bay. It is good for a short period of time, but
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Ask HN: Why companies don't pay candidates for showing up at their interview?
4 points by bsvalley 8y ago|5 comments
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Ask HN: Is the current hiring process reflecting on new products?
3 points by bsvalley 8y ago|0 comments
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I quit for a year after a burnout working at a faang. This was the 1st time in my career where I had absolutely no plan after leaving my employer. I usually switched jobs in the past for a better job. This time I had no plan but to just chi
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Total waste of money. I've had luxury cars a bit above 50k, more like $75k. Leasing is your best option for 36 months because you'd be paying the depreciation of the car. Loan or lease it's pretty much equals after 3 years. B
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by bsvalley 8y ago
(Direct Managers for many years). I’d have to pick between mediocre, bad, dishonest and useless. So I would go with mediocre as my best pick because his intentions weren’t bad. It’s just that he wasn’t performing well.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Need to bookmark that post.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
death (we're going to die at some point, let's make the best use of our time).
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Built a house in the Bay here. Not sure you can build a fully concrete house in the Bay because of earthquake requirements. There are specific materials and engineering required, etc. I’m assuming you’re browsing lots at the moment? Make su
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Think of the google business model. Is google bad for society or does it make our life better everyday? Now, ask yourself, what does it take to run something like google? The answer is, a shitload of money... this is when toxic ads come int
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Ask HN: What are you addicted to?
1 points by bsvalley 8y ago|5 comments
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I use my work laptop because I have an iMac with a huge screen at home where I do most of my personal stuff (personal dev, licensed software I use outside of work, accounting, storage, etc)... I end up having to synch both machines anyway w
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Ask HN: What would be your next dream job?
4 points by bsvalley 8y ago|8 comments
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by bsvalley 8y ago
You said it yourself "they're taking up headcount and letting them actually touch code is dangerous". My question is, how did they managed to get into Google if they apparently don't know how to write code? The only way
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by bsvalley 8y ago
How did they know you were behind the keyboard during the test? Just curious... seems like a huge risk for a company to hire people like that.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Which defeats the purpose of hiring good folks who have the ability to build amazing things. Why do we have a hiring process in the first place if the current evaluation techniques aren't meant to solve the actual need? Companies hire
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Ask HN: How do you define a good engineer?
6 points by bsvalley 8y ago|4 comments
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Apply at companies like Tesla or Solar City. They have a similar mission you can contribute to.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Based on what you've described (not familiar with data structure/CS algorithm) the answer is very simple - you can't prepare in a week. Don't do it. Tell the recruiter you need a month to prepare or they will have to ski
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I think the problem is slightly more complex for a large-scale social network. When we look at the cost of running something like facebook, we're looking at hiring an army of expensive developers (someone has to build that platform and
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by bsvalley 8y ago
So you would rather trust the government instead? They mostly work with private companies to run their IT stuff so at the end of the day your data would end up on some private servers anyway.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Unless you're doing this for free, it's a pretty lucrative way to make money. Isn't it? I think we do benefit from it too. I'd think about people who didn't go to college to study CS, who end up working in a factory
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Sure, which is why I used a ratio to describe the difference. There are indeed a lot of managers who make a lot more than their direct reports. It is not always true. Base salaries would most likely have a higher cap than IC’s, stock grants
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Here is a ratio for you (from personal experience). Yes, about 70% of the time. No, about 30% of the time. I am referring to annual base salary exclusively. When it comes to full package, the ratio looks more like 50/50. Most likely, a
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Learn how to learn. I think it'll be a great investment. If you can develop a framework for yourself that will help you learn quicker and more efficiently, you'll be able to add more stuff in your "knowledge" bag. How? I

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