cuchoperl

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by cuchoperl 16y ago
Seems to me that Gates' picture is clearer than Ballmer's (just look at the language and structure of both gentlemen's replies)
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by cuchoperl 16y ago
Yes, indeed. But IMO this is the way to see this problem. A "typical" range answer (eg .1% to .5%) is not very useful in this case. Alas! I would give Jobs half of my company to have him in my board of advisors.
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by cuchoperl 16y ago
The answer lies in one of my favorite pg's essays: 1/(1 - n) <pg> You should give up n% of your company if what you trade it for improves your average outcome enough that the (100 - n)% you have left is worth more than the whole com
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Ask HN: Fiction stories, advantage of ebooks
2 points by cuchoperl 16y ago|0 comments
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by cuchoperl 16y ago
Maybe developing and mantaining HN is one of pg's few connections to his developer side.
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by cuchoperl 16y ago
In a startup cash is scarce. You can find best ways to give other than cash. For example, take your team to do some volunteer work in your community. Extra karma if your cause is consistent with your company's story.
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by cuchoperl 16y ago
If you have fun doing it and it allows you to work on your ideas, then do it. Just be sure to read the agreement carefully, specially the IP ownership and non-compete parts. I work in an angel investor network in a similar way (in Chile) an
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by cuchoperl 16y ago
But what do you do when that person needs to pay bills, food, etc? Im will pay him very little ($400/mo), just enough to live. If he hasn't got money to pay the bills, he will have to spend time doing consulting work, and that's less money
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Ask HN: Co-Founder split
7 points by cuchoperl 16y ago|4 comments