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How the West fell out of love with economic growth(economist.com)
3 points by cutenewt 4y ago|0 comments
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by cutenewt 4y ago
This is really clever marketing by Lago. Good inspiration for other startups.
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by cutenewt 4y ago
Netflix removed 5-star ratings a while back; they don't have reviews either. Seems like it hasn't impacted the user experience. Arguably improved the experience. Perhaps other sites like Amazon and AirBnb should remove ratings and
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by cutenewt 4y ago
I hope he buys Google next. Search really sucks.
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by cutenewt 4y ago
The investors can't really do anything -- the board has been dissolved.
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by cutenewt 4y ago
I think it's going to be more in the other direction. He really hates the bots, so he'll probably close up the API. Until bots gets solved, no developer should expect the API to open up.
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by cutenewt 4y ago
+1. So much opportunity for battlefield promotions right now.
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by cutenewt 4y ago
Sounds like a Jobsian version of Musk's "what have you done this week"
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by cutenewt 4y ago
Lago is really gunning for Stripe Billing. Is Lago barking up the wrong tree? Or is there really an untapped opportunity here?
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by cutenewt 5y ago
This is a great take. If there's one domino that should fall first, it's the student-athlete one. It's the easiest one to break away (relative to everything else) and should be the cleanest too.
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by cutenewt 5y ago
Probably the last time Putin is going to grant any wishes to Xi
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by cutenewt 5y ago
I second this. The Manager's Path is a terrible book.
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by cutenewt 5y ago
I agree on the downsides, but I believe licensing is a good forcing function to get others to 1) gain knowledge and 2) standardize training for a base level of competence.
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by cutenewt 5y ago
Do you have any insights on what kind of "integrity test" they used?
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by cutenewt 5y ago
There's a game that I play about an hour a day for the last decade. I wouldn't say I'm very good, but I do understand the game at a competitive level. I just checked my stats for the game, and apparently I'm in the top 2
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by cutenewt 5y ago
I don't have an indoor bike, but I'd probably save money by playing one of these cycling YouTube videos in the background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAYaLDjmVt8
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by cutenewt 5y ago
> When sundar took over he changed some policies within google to reduce previous commitments to a high quality internet, with the goal of increased growth. Do you have more details for this?
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by cutenewt 5y ago
Microsoft also got Kotick to leave. The cultural integration will be a lot easier than other M&A integrations; everyone at Activision is probably ready to move on from their current culture.
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by cutenewt 5y ago
The main take I get is that there isn't enough content to support all the streaming players in the marketplace. In the next five years, we should expecting the number of streaming players to consolidate dramatically probably to the top
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by cutenewt 5y ago
What's the best solution for a semi-anon scenario? The best solution I've seen are Reddit AMAs where mods verify a semi-anon's credentials (e.g. "Mod has confirmed that ___ is an employee at the NIH.")
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by cutenewt 5y ago
I find the letter fascinating. I haven't followed China's economic progress closely, but one question I have that wasn't answered by the letter is: Who shapes the CCP's ideology? It seems to be shifting all the time, Is
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by cutenewt 5y ago
I'd agree that if you're 1) delivering the same promise to the 2) same customer base -- yes, it isn't as big of a pivot and some of the other companies on the list.
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by cutenewt 5y ago
What's the best alternative for website traffic estimates?
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by cutenewt 5y ago
This reminds me of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons
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by cutenewt 5y ago
Speaking of tax, allowing employees to work from home may allow them to avoid the newly created Seattle payroll tax: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/tax/articles/city-of-s...
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by cutenewt 5y ago
I've seen a lot of data that shows hours per week have gone up, but hours isn't necessarily productivity.
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by cutenewt 5y ago
Jobs also gets credit for being incredibly intuitive. Very few negotiators can reverse their positions in nanoseconds and realize the better deal is no deal at all.
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by cutenewt 5y ago
What's a typical range for PFH?
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by cutenewt 6y ago
I always remind myself that advice givers often have a projection bias. Reading between the lines, it seems like this founder is telling others advice he's trying to tell himself.
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by cutenewt 6y ago
Moderating private discussions (e.g. most Zoom calls) are very different from moderating public discussions.

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