cteague

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by cteague 6y ago
Agreed on the lean startup principles/short deadline. You've got to get something into the hands of users as soon as possible. You might also want to consider doing some design up front and making a landing page. Perhaps you can g
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by cteague 6y ago
It's worth noting here that the issue isn't duplicated css, but duplicated html. Ideally, this is handled by some other templating / component library (e.g. React). The idea is that if you have `bulletpoint__container`, that&
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by cteague 8y ago
Demand is inelastic? Meh, my brother is living in Brazil and has been using a ton of private healthcare services because it's cheaper. Again, you're engaging in all or nothing thinking. As the price of LASIK goes down, more and mo
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by cteague 8y ago
You're engaging in 'all-or-nothing' thinking. The vast majority of medical expenses are not like that. And that's the whole point of insurance--to be covered in case something happens so you don't have to negotiate
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by cteague 8y ago
Every market has information asymmetry. Software is probably the biggest one today. Yet software keeps getting better and better... I agree there are needs for regulations--more like proper norms though and a good tort system.
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by cteague 8y ago
American healthcare is nowhere close to a "free market". Have you noticed how there are next to no startups disrupting the health industry? Why can't you sign up for insurance like you can sign up for a stock account on Robin
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by cteague 8y ago
Thinking about disabilities that are not necessarily physical such as dyslexia, adhd, and other things that affect cognition--I would say an optimal programming language should be as easy to understand and read as possible. This would mean
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by cteague 9y ago
Many of you are speaking about the social aspects of smartphones and social media, but I think a big issue is also the cognitive impact of short-term gratification due to internet/tech addiction. Happiness often comes from feeling comp