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by bsvalley 8y ago
Lot’s of good advice here and people agree on splitting your goals into sets of mini-achievable-goals. Here is a complete new angle for you - move to a new place to easily create more opportunities for yourself. Get out of your location and
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Ask HN: MBA in your late 30's, is it possible?
1 points by bsvalley 8y ago|2 comments
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Covering the camera makes you 100% under control. I don’t trust any software or hardware or even promises from vendors. As far as the mic goes, nothing much you can do to take control unless you physically unmount it, which your average Joe
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I would do the exact same thing as if I thought it would have been right for me prior to joining... then realized it wasn’t a great fit 6 months later. I would indeed look elsewhere.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I don't until I spend at least 6 months in a company. Is this company right for me? Where is the company going moving forward? Is the project I'm working on that exciting? Are people I've been working with great co-workers? D
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I probably picked up a wrong example :)
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Not all startups care unfortunately, it is not specific to large companies :) How many times I hear things like "come join us, we're backed by XYZ", "We have raised $ABC", "our founders are ex people from 123 I
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by bsvalley 8y ago
HN is awesome for that specific niche. Interestingly, I've been using twitter (exclusively) for global news, in addition to HN (tech news). It works pretty well and you get straight to the point. What made me switch is the amount of ar
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Let me ask you one question though - Can you think of any steps during the hiring process where the interest in a product from a candidate is highlighted? Besides the usual 15 minute monologue from recruiters trying to do keywords matching,
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Nice, Blind app looks good
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I second that. To me this fall into the same "fake" sources...
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Ask HN: What resources do you use to lookup salaries?
14 points by bsvalley 8y ago|9 comments
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Thanks a lot guys. That is some serious badass content here!
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Ask HN: What would you do joining a new team as a manager?
9 points by bsvalley 8y ago|5 comments
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Shooting earmuffs + 33db foam earplugs will block a lot. Though, it’s painful to wear this all day. Fun fact, dbs don’t add up if you layer up like that. It’s about an additional 5db on top of 33db. Best advise would be to search for anothe
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Just write your business logic in a function, they do the rest. Who has time to build a boring backend these days? First of all it’s boring, you already know how your app looks like and what data you want to display on your screen, but stil
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by bsvalley 8y ago
From an employer perspective, as long as the employee is a good asset there's no dead-end. To be a good asset as a developer, you need to be good at coding and somehow easy to work with. That's it for an employer. Now, from an emp
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by bsvalley 8y ago
"what is important to your manager for them and their career and trying to align to that". I think that sums up pretty much everything. I don't believe it's the right approach at all for a manager and that's exactly
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I originaly wanted to avoid negative feedback. This thread is more about positive feedback, I’d love to hear about good experiences and what made these experiences so great. I could rant for a while... not sure it would be uselful.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I actually had one good manager, we're friends beyond just our professional environment. So indeed, that seems to be a valid case. Unfortunately, all the other managers felt much less friendly and kept spreading their authority rather
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I agree and disagree :) Sometimes smaller companies don't have time for career growth because of work overload and lack of budget. Having a manager in this kind of setup does not bring anything special to IC's besides an extra lay
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Ask HN: Who has had a great Engineering manager?
22 points by bsvalley 8y ago|16 comments
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I quit all my previous jobs (maybe one exception) because of a very bad Manager. These managers are extremely hurtful for companies and I believe upper management does not get the same side of the story. Surprisingly, I always get along wit
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by bsvalley 8y ago
I think you need one more piece of information which is your monthly income/debt ration. Putting all your savings into a downpayment could be "ok" as long as you have something to back it up. Enough extra money you can save e
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Are you able to login to your account? If so, go to Settings > Linked Account. Remove your bank account, then add it again. Had a similar problem, similar reaction to yours. I tried this and it fixed my problem instantly after 2 months w
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Try to remove your bank account from your coinbase account, then re-attach your bank account.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
What do you mean by years? OP is looking for money accessible within 30 days max. You can take your money out of any of the investments I mentioned instantly. Sure, the "investment strategy" is the long term thing here.
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Index funds go well with a dollar cost averaging strategy. If it goes down, keep buying the same amount every month so you endup acquiring more at a lower cost... which means when (and not if) it goes back up, you amplify your original gain
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by bsvalley 8y ago
Open a brokerage account under your LLC and do 40% bond, 40% S&P 500 index funds, leave max 20% cash in the savings. If you're running a business in the US, that means you believe in the US economy. So betting on the US industry be
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by bsvalley 8y ago
The good news for you is that you don’t have to become a developer with a CS degree :) a few other roles and tech companies would rather hire someone with a CS degree rather than an MBA. Look for positions like product manager, program mana

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