cuca_de_chumbo

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   by cuca_de_chumbo 6y ago

   I was born dual US/Brazil and left Brazil just after turning 18 about 36 years ago, wondering wondering whether I'm in the leak and whether anyone could use my info to open illicit bank accounts, etc. I don't want to be asso
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   by cuca_de_chumbo 10y ago

   isn't this akin, in effect, to successive over relaxation? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Successive_over-relaxation under-relax, converge real slowly over-over-relax, oscillate just-right-over-relax, get fast con
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   by cuca_de_chumbo 10y ago

   I would much rather Mr Joyboy ("The Loved One", 1965) be my undertaker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-edybFkBiO4 ... what class!
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   by cuca_de_chumbo 10y ago

   So, to describe situation further ... The dot-com bust and post-9/11 biz environment were not friendly to most startups and not friendly to big hard-to-implement ideas, and the startup company was rescued in 2002 or 2003 by a sideline
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   Ask HN: Startup built on idea-kernel developed at former employer

   3 points by cuca_de_chumbo 10y ago|2 comments
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   by cuca_de_chumbo 10y ago

   This is so true. I worked for a small-time compliance software vendor where the domain expert was an incoherent mess (with all the buzzwords thrown in), the CEO couldn't discuss the software intelligibly, and the VP Engineering present
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   by cuca_de_chumbo 10y ago

   thanks for the suggestion.
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   by cuca_de_chumbo 10y ago

   Waiting to do something useful with: go0gl3.com
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   by cuca_de_chumbo 11y ago

   I work at a podunk Santa Clara, CA startup 20+ years experience. Working remote from southeast U.S.A. Tenure so far: 2.5 years Salary: $150K Stock: purportedly .75% of company 4 years 1-year cliff, with small follow-on grant later, don&#x27
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    by cuca_de_chumbo 11y ago

    I work at a podunk Santa Clara, CA startup. 20+ years experience. Working remote from southeast U.S.A. Tenure so far: 2.5 years Salary: $150K Stock: purportedly .75% of company 4 years 1-year cliff, with small follow-on grant later, do
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    by cuca_de_chumbo 11y ago

    On the way-later side of 30! The current company is legacy-land as far as development tools goes (though they're reliable and in the right hands do very well). The prospective startup would involve new tools I need to "keep up-to
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    by cuca_de_chumbo 11y ago

    Their vision is great. They don't do rocket-science and they're not involved in social. Their market is positively boring, and it's something everyone needs, and nobody seems to have updated software addressing this market.
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    by cuca_de_chumbo 11y ago

    Thing is, three previous startups turned out not-so-bad (net positive) for me. Not home runs, but they made a material difference. I also like the small-company environment and challenges -- but perhaps that's only because I have wor
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    by cuca_de_chumbo 11y ago

    Also, I'd be leaving a job I really don't like at a Silicon Valley spinoff. $150K salary, 0.75% equity, shiny CEO with regular Fox-Business-News appearances, rising company notoriety, selling into a hot market. The company will
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    Ask HN: Should I join startup for less-than-expected equity?

    16 points by cuca_de_chumbo 11y ago|50 comments