cmbaus

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by cmbaus 13y ago
We've done quite a bit of development work in Costa Rica in the past couple years. I think it is an up and coming region. We have occasional hiccups in San Jose, but mostly it works pretty smoothly. I've worked in Playa Hermosa an
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by cmbaus 13y ago
I wish I hadn't seen those somnoir glasses. Now I want!
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by cmbaus 13y ago
That's true, but the valuations on deals were much lower after the dot com crash and 9/11. Flickr I think went for less than $100million at about the same time, and it was the Instagram of its day.
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I met Jack Dorsey in South Park, and all I got was this blog post(baus.net)
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Twttr 101 (2006)(youtube.com)
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The Birth of Obvious Corp (2006)(evhead.com)
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by cmbaus 13y ago
Outsourcing by eating out has become much more acceptable in the past few years, but I can remember growing up that eating out was considered a luxury. But restaurants can achieve economies a scale that are difficult to get at home, especia
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by cmbaus 13y ago
That's crazy that you didn't get the job. Considering AirBNB's growth rate, it seems they could have taken a risk that someone like yourself would grow into the position.
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by cmbaus 13y ago
At one point I hired a personal assistant through oDesk. I took this idea from Timothy Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek, but I hired someone in the US. I wanted to get a landscaping project done (that was required by the environmental regulat
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by cmbaus 13y ago
I think the marketing is creative and well done. Although why would you sell those Alden longwings? Those are awesome shoes! :)
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by cmbaus 13y ago
I've outsourced some development on oDesk, and it worked out ok. I even hired one of the developers full-time for a different project. What I did was start with a small project, and verify the developer's work. This is much easier
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by cmbaus 13y ago
Interesting idea.
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by cmbaus 13y ago
Worse than the last worst thing that ever happened? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6581323
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by cmbaus 13y ago
I think they have, but it is subtle. It could be argued that Instagram was a shot over Adobe's bow.
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by cmbaus 13y ago
Of course, but you won't know what the price will be until the shares start trading. If there is a lot of demand, they could be priced higher than the offer price.
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I don't like public speaking (but I do it anyway)(baus.net)
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Anyone need a ride from SF to Startup School?
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by cmbaus 13y ago
No it isn't. Building high density housing is nothing like building more freeways. Edit: Many people argue in favor of building restrictions on the basis of environmental concerns, but limiting housing in SF is just pushing more people
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by cmbaus 13y ago
Subsidizing is NOT the answer. This will drive up prices for everyone living above subsidies. The problem is demand WAY outstrips housing supply. In my opinion the one thing that could kill the Bay Area economy is the aversion to residentia
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by cmbaus 13y ago
It is possible to give "Honest Feedback" with out saying something "sucks."
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by cmbaus 13y ago
I hate the term "sucks" when applied to someone's serious work.
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Note to developers: not everyone has home mail delivery(baus.net)
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by cmbaus 13y ago
Seeing Adobe as one of the oldest domain names is disappointing. They were perfectly positioned to take advantage of the growth of they internet, but were never able to capitalize. The company has really stagnated in the past 15 years.
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by cmbaus 13y ago
Typically fee based advisors charge a percentage of assets under management. The is opposed to traditional brokers who charge trade commissions. There are few who aren't paid based on AUM.
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by cmbaus 13y ago
Even if a financial advisor meets the fiduciary standard, he or she may still not be looking out for your best interest. I'd say become educated, and bypass the advisor altogether.
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by cmbaus 13y ago
Vanguard mutual index funds are very cheap. I'd recommend them.
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by cmbaus 13y ago
If you follow that advice, you don't need a financial advisor.
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by cmbaus 13y ago
I've bought made to measure shirts from vendors like MyTailor.com. I'm an advocate, but I don't know many people who buy their shirts MTM on the internet (yet). Most men still by off the rack and the quality and fit is crappy
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by cmbaus 13y ago
As a Warby Parker customer, I think the company is just at the tip of what they will accomplish. This is a gigantic market and most people are still paying $400 for same frames and lens you can get for $100 from them. I've had two pair
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by cmbaus 13y ago
This is the reason we use nginx. It can hide the details of our multiple platform architecture. All the discussion around Nginx recently, has me wondering if I should revisit my own proxy project: http://switchflow.org/

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