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   How to Be Happy (2011)(lesswrong.com)

   4 points by capocannoniere 8y ago|0 comments
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   by capocannoniere 8y ago

   Who are your target users? My understanding is that Betterment and Wealthfront are primarily aimed for upper middle-class millennials who have some savings but are not extraordinarily wealthy so as to have their own family office or dedicat
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   by capocannoniere 9y ago

   You're right. I had seen similar FAQs in previous years and thought this was a repost
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   by capocannoniere 9y ago

   Is this FAQ still valid as of 2018? In particular, is the following still true? > Q: Can you apply to YC with just an idea? > Yes. We accept companies at a wide range of stages into the batch. Cruise, for example, had been working on
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   Playbook (YC W18) wants students to make plans online, hang out offline(techcrunch.com)

   2 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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   The Stanford Bitcoin Mafia(forbes.com)

   1 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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   by capocannoniere 9y ago

   Admittedly, this is a bit of an exaggerated conclusion. It is definitely possible that some subset of top CS MIT students would get anxious about coding interviews and would go to interviewing.io to hone their skills. However, the following
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   The sudden death of the website(techcrunch.com)

   2 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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   by capocannoniere 9y ago

   > What this means is that top-tier students are achieving the same results as those in no-name schools This is an misleading conclusion that ignores a HUGE selection bias. I doubt top MIT CS students, for example, would feel the need to
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    Optimizely’s decision to ditch its free plan(venturebeat.com)

    51 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|43 comments
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    by capocannoniere 9y ago

    Crashlytics got acquired for > $100M. It wouldn't be unthinkable for Buglife to reach a similar valuation if they execute well.
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    by capocannoniere 9y ago

    Yes, these companies seem far along. But do keep in mind that this is somewhat of a biased sample -- the dozen or so companies that "launch" on HN months before demo day are likely to be the companies that are the most far along.
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    by capocannoniere 9y ago

    You can take a look at Joe Lonsdale's Affinity [1] [1] https://affinity.co/
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    “Need More Time” or Lack of Product-Market Fit? Going to Market Pre-Chasm(a16z.com)

    3 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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    Jeremy Liew: What Are Blockchains and Distributed Apps Really Good For?(medium.com)

    1 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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    Ask HN: What are some resources to learn how to get your first n users?

    1 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|1 comments
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    Ask a behavioural economist: Is it better to give cash or gift cards?(theglobeandmail.com)

    4 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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    Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra by Stephen Boyd [pdf](web.stanford.edu)

    2 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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    Ask HN: What tools do YC co's use to create beautiful landing pages quickly?

    1 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|1 comments
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    Stanford Stats 385: Theories of Deep Learning(stats385.github.io)

    217 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|36 comments
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    Silicon Valley Bank State of the Markets Report 2017 [pdf](svb.com)

    3 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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    by capocannoniere 9y ago

    I like this explanation of the Secretary problem (aka optimal stopping problem) by @lpolovets [1] > The basic problem is this: there are N applicants for a secretarial position. The applicants are interviewed in random order, and you mus
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    Why WeWork Thinks It's Worth $20B(wired.com)

    3 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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    by capocannoniere 9y ago

    Congrats on the launch! The tech is amazing Quick q's (purely out of curiosity): 1) > We are [...] PhD students in AI at University of Montreal Are you doing the startup on the side/planning on going back to school? 2) I don&#x
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    Lessons I Wish I Had Learned Before Teaching Differential Equations (1997) [pdf](web.williams.edu)

    308 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|108 comments
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    by capocannoniere 9y ago

    Submitted this article as I'm curious about what the HN community has to say. Apologies if this is a re-post
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    Read This Before You Build Uber for X(blog.ycombinator.com)

    231 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|232 comments
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    David Sacks: Cryptocurrency fulfills the vision we tried to build at PayPal(cnbc.com)

    1 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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    The top 7 startups from Y Combinator S’17 Demo Day 1(techcrunch.com)

    3 points by capocannoniere 9y ago|0 comments
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    by capocannoniere 9y ago

    You're right. Fixed