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by davidkatz 14y ago
Could someone point out what the story is here? The linked article seems to suggest that an Israeli official painting his face black and captioning it 'Obama style' is racist, but I fail to see why. People dress up as other people all the t
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Why is Google Analytics needed? I've found it superseded a long time ago.
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Ask HN: What is the best way to find full time overseas employees?
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by davidkatz 14y ago
You're absolutely right - there are different types of businesses that fit different types of entrepreneurs, and that's exactly what Suster fails to capture. By reading his post, you could easily walk away with the feeling that entrepreneur
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Fair point Mark, I do not know you. Even though my post may come across as aggressive, that wasn't my intent. I'm just getting started with blogging, and next time I'll have to be more careful with my language. Apologies. I agree that VC fu
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Sound advice, I'm still figuring out how to blog well. I think that some controversy (=haters) can be a good thing, and hope to strike a better balance in the future.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Thanks! Turns out not everyone knows/accepts the meme use of 'Bitch Please'. Since I didn't want the discussion to gravitate towards the title, I changed it.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
You're probably right, but he should have chosen his words more carefully. It's very easy to misunderstand him and conclude that starting a business is inevitably going to be shitty.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Fair point. It wasn't my intent to make it sound easy, and I should have been more careful with my language. What I wanted to communicate is this - Entrepreneurship can be stressful, but it doesn't have to be, and the kind of business you a
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by davidkatz 14y ago
It isn't all glitz and glamour, and people should know that. However, my issue with the article is not the 'it's not all glitz and glamour' but the 'it's shitty, you never see your family, you're constantly stressed, and your chances suck'.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
It is perfectly fine. However, by saying that 'being an entrepreneur is shitty' Suster makes his audience believe that this is just what it's like to start a business, and you better be prepared for it or leave it altogether. That's wrong,
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by davidkatz 14y ago
What I'm trying to accomplish is this - pieces like 'Entrepreneurshit' perpetuate the myth that starting a business is a risky, stressful endeavour. When I said 'be careful around VCs like Suster', I didn't actually mean anything about Sust
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Gotcha. Next time, I'll watch my swearing more carefully.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Sorry about that. I'm not a native english speaker. To my ear, 'Shit' and 'Bitch' has about the same potential offense.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Author here. Everyone can make their own choices. My 'Bitch Please' (which was perhaps an over reaction to 'Shit') is in no way addressed to Entrepreneurs, but to Mark Suster, who paints Entrepreneurship as shitty. About VCs - they don't pu
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Author here. I'm not a fan of swearing, but I felt that 'Shit' deserved an equally emotional response. Perhaps a mistake.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
So false facts shouldn't be claimed, and that should be enough to not respond with snark. If there's another point to make, by all means, but be civil about it. As for accepting borders - there are many reasons, but first and foremost pragm
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Genocide? I'm sorry, but that holds no water at all and is plain insulting to the intelligence of this community. A genocide is the deliberate destruction of at least a significant part of a people. Your numbers (if they are even true, I se
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by davidkatz 14y ago
By now it's pretty established that this is just wrong. Here's two maps that Dennis Ross published in his book 'The Missing Piece' that illustrate the issue: http://cl.ly/image/10350b3Q052P
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Why should a company criticising competition be viewed as a negative thing? Content quality trumps everything else. When something smart is being said, why does it matter who said it?
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by davidkatz 14y ago
I wonder how you would go about verifying an account for the Alqassam Brigades.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
I agree that the tone is childish and unnecessary, but I doubt it makes much of a difference. Large organisations are still figuring out how to use social media, but in principle publishing an operation on twitter is no different than putti
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by davidkatz 14y ago
This definitely has historical significance, and I find it fascinating. Thanks for sharing! Generally, I believe that more direct channels between governments and citizens will be a long term win for everyone.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Totally, reminds of the late 90s when companies were reported to move money around in circles to increase revenue. Company A pays B, B pays C, C pays A. Lots of money exchanging hands, zero profit, infinite revenue!
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Careful, there's 'lying with statistics' here. A graph which looks like Romney's likes are in fast decline is actually showing a - shocker - 0.1% decrease in likes.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Thanks. I assumed that Jews would be overrepresented amongst students, but opted for making a more general point.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
It's hard to look into your head and understand what exactly anti-semitism means to you. For anti-semitism to qualify as a euphemism, we'd have to establish that: 1. It actually has some substantial meaning outside of 'prejudice/discriminat
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by davidkatz 14y ago
Sorry, I don't see the offense in framing a discussion around one instance of something. Don't get me wrong, if someone claims to be fighting for a general cause and then repeatedly talks about one instance, that's wrong. But I really don't
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by davidkatz 14y ago
I see you mentioning 'Israel' in your terms of use, but can't select Israel in your countries interface. Can I use PayMill as an Israeli company? Thanks.
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by davidkatz 14y ago
I find this unconvincing. People who are smart enough to create something of great value will often have valuable input on other things as well. My favorite example is Richard Feynman. No matter what he says, it makes me wiser. 'But Feynman

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