bsvalley

27 ms·

181.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Assuming you don’t have any passive income, you have a mortgage and maybe other loans, as well as no savings/cash. I would indeed not recommend anyone to put 100% of their money in index funds :)
182.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Again or for the 1st time? They're focusing on the entreprise business and moved away from the consumer business. So my guess is that it's pretty hard to be "cool" in the entreprise world... Look at salesforce has been t
183.
by bsvalley 8y ago
What do yo mean by engineering culture? Sounds like a broad term. It depends on the company, the department and even down to the team. But from my own experience and friends feedback: - Innovation: Space X - Responsibility: Apple - Just chi
184.
by bsvalley 8y ago
It's called dollar-cost averaging. A lot of people invest in indexes because they put on the research and learned how to invest. When it comes to your own money, don't listen to the crowd... always put on the work and do the resea
185.
by bsvalley 8y ago
I sent out an email to hn@ycombinator.com asking to delete my account and history. Looks like it's still there :/
186.
Ask HN: Is there an easy way to delete my HN account?
8 points by bsvalley 8y ago|12 comments
187.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Location is a huge variable. The cost of living is what you’d be looking for. In the US alone a same software engineer would make $200k in SF versus $100k in a lot of other cities within the same state (California). Of course, anyone living
188.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Any developer can get an interview at google or FB as long as you have a CS degree. It’s 2018 and their goal is to interview EVERYONE. No more pick and chose. Who ever cracks their stupid and useless “technical” interviews has the “ability”
189.
by bsvalley 8y ago
In 1999 amazon was already recommending people about books on their website. AI made discovery a lot better in the late 90’s. That was a big deal. Car manufacturers could tell you a similar story way back then. Today, AI is just a marketing
190.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Companies don't force people to come and work for them. People make that choice. As of earthquake protection in SF, unfortunately most of the owners don't have earthquake insurances because the premiums are ridiculous. In other wo
191.
Ask HN: Why did the GDPR update turned into a huge wave of SPAM emails?
4 points by bsvalley 8y ago|6 comments
192.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Depends on your employer, your contract, your domain, location, etc. If you signed a non compete agreement when you join your employer then you need to make sure your own business isn't related to the same domain, etc. Distribute your
193.
by bsvalley 8y ago
I second that. Married with kids? Don't jump off the train right away. Start your own project for fun on the side. It as to be fairly contained and not to hard to put in place because you want to minimize the time spent at your current
194.
by bsvalley 8y ago
You need to know your ultimate/achievable goals in life, then you need to list them on a piece of paper. It sounds so obvious but that is where it all begins. The order may be important but that’s where the trick is. So, it feels like
195.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Tell the recruiter. I'm looking for an environment where I'll have my private space. Unfortunately you can't filter that anywhere on the internet. You have to get in touch with the recruiter 1st. Keep in mind, majority of the
196.
by bsvalley 8y ago
It’s all about priorities. You’re confused on what matters the most in life and this happens to a lot of people in your exact same situation. Your kids, your wife. Let’s put your job aside. A job is nothing, you’re not a founder you’re not
197.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Surprizingly, most don’t. You need to run the water, maintain a standard temperature in the house throughout the year, flush regularly, use all the appliances, etc. You can’t just have your gardner coming once a week, your cleaning lady twi
198.
by bsvalley 8y ago
You want visibility? Apple. Though, you have to work your butt off from Mon to Sun and build something solid. You also have to be your manager’s dog. Follow him/her everywhere and help him/her closing bugs and building stuff.
199.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Does it come with a 3rd party API? :)
200.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Working from home is the product of only one person, the CEO. If the CEO approves working from home then the rest is history. Switch your CEO and the whole working from home policy in your company is in danger.
201.
Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
57 points by bsvalley 8y ago|50 comments
202.
by bsvalley 8y ago
To answer your question without complaining too much about SF I’d say that people are either new to SF (haven’t experienced the real deal described by everyone here), or holding onto something that used to be a dream a few years back, like
203.
by bsvalley 8y ago
+1 I’d just add one thing, would you pay $1 million for a studio in the middle of all that? You could live right next to your office and enjoy everything (mentioned above) that the city has to offer while writting code all day. Sounds like
204.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Do it here and now! Take all the risks in the world and don't listen to the system. Don't get a 9-5 job right away. Location doesn't matter, failure is a good thing. In other words, I should have taken the entrepreneurial rou
205.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Simply use Founder and highlight the role you’re applying for. Indeed, it all depends on what type of jobs you’re looking for. Being a one man band in your case would be impressive for an individual contributor. For example, an experienced
206.
by bsvalley 8y ago
The answer to your question is a question - how many people want each of these product ideas? Pick the idea that scored the highest number.
207.
by bsvalley 8y ago
When you make a lot of money you realize how crucial it is to learn how to optimize your financial life. Unfortunately, a lot of rich people are rich because they learned how to deal with “too much money” type of problems. I don’t want to m
208.
by bsvalley 8y ago
Nowadays it’s actually much easier to stay healthy isn’t it? We have access to more information and we made a lot of progress with technologies and medicine. People use to live up to 40 max. Regarding the negative side effects of things lik
209.
by bsvalley 8y ago
My body has 2 patterns: 6 hours - feeling awesome on the morning but quickly fade around 2-3pm 8 hours - feeling slow all day but I can last longer
210.
by bsvalley 8y ago
There's only one positive thing for people who don't want to stay in a 9-5 job for life - being able to free up your brain on a daily basis in order to work on your personal project. It's a huge plus if you have a lot of bill

More ›