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Startup Playbook(playbook.samaltman.com)
237 points by dgs_sgd 3y ago|65 comments
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by dgs_sgd 3y ago
Ah, but regulatory updates come at a rate much much slower than new information and innovation. For example, the main securities law in the US was written 90 years ago (Securities Act of 1933).
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
Steven Pinker made claims about humanity as a whole. We can definitely be in the safest period in human history while at the same time having some cities that are pretty dangerous
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
I think it's fine as long as the content is suitable for hackernews
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
i think the greatest danger is the combination of the two: corporations using AI in service of governments.
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
artificially inflated in the sense that if it wasn’t for government regulation that makes building difficult, then the normal market forces that incentivize builders to meet demand would result in costs lower than they are now.
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
how is that helpful in any way?
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
A plugin for finding plugins.
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
I think you're setting a bit of a low bar here. The poster mentioned they're in their final semester. If you're in your final semester of a formal CS education then you have almost certainly taken courses on all of the things
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
How fascinating that Schola Medica Salernitana is best for aspiring doctors and surgeons but worst for bookish types. Contrast that to today, where my friends growing up who went on to become doctors were among the most bookish people I kno
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
> no one will ever be able to credibly claim that they need thousands and thousands of people to maintain a single app ever again I don't think they'd ever claim this because these companies do way more than "maintain a si
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
The real issue may be one of the ones you mentioned. It could also be that employees who spend at least some significant time in person are more effective than those who are and always were fully remote.
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
Conversely, if you're an A player you may be ecstatic in believing the company is finally getting back on track, and therefore want to stay. Something similar happened when Steve Jobs returned to Apple. He cancelled ~70% of the product
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
A lot of snippets in here that feel like Mark is stating some uncomfortable truths for many who have enjoyed the world of tech during the low interest rate environment. "In person work is more effective" > Our early analysis of
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
Or it could be that Google and FB are both incumbents scrambling to catch up with OpenAI, who is a much smaller competitor that is disrupting the space?
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if this tech goes through some kind of export control regulation similar to what cryptography went through in the 90s. Remember the T-Shirt with the RSA source code that was classified as a munition?
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
Funny anecdote from my time at the University of Waterloo: The systems design engineering major was abbreviated to SYDE. It was a popular joke to ask friends in that major “so what is systems design engineering?” They had a self deprecating
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
On page 21 we see that only 25% of engineers consider a great/exciting product to be an important work priority, and only 24% consider strong mission/vision. Are 3/4 of engineers just not that interested in what the company i
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
Equity is not actually important, and the author said it saliently in this paragraph > Elite colleges are eliminating standardized tests before they eliminate legacy admissions. Tells you all you need to know.
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
I found the mom test a really helpful book for how to get that conversation and also how to have the conversation: https://www.momtestbook.com/ . The TLDR is you do the best you can to outreach and get a cold convo, and if y
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
And it's easy to believe that the betrayal was their intention all along as soon as they saw technological breakthroughs that could be monetized. It's hard to see why Sam Altman would be interested in non profits given his backgro
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
To say that Ray Dalio was just a figurehead who was in the right place at the right time is about as ridiculous as saying he should get 100% of the credit. I'm sure he had very hardworking employees and they were necessary for his succ
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
And I was surprised that he took acting as the example of text ==> person-hood, rather than just reading. Don't some people unironically see person-hood in non-persons through characters of novels? In some cases I would definitely b
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
I've heard from several friends at Stanford that the president is not well liked among the student body. That could be a secondary motivation for producing high quality journalism in an attempt to bring potential wrongdoings to light.
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
Would a full rewrite in a language the devs know better actually be faster than using that time to ramp up on rust?
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
This is a good article but it frames motivation and discipline in terms of getting a task done. I think another important aspect of discipline is the ability to *not* do something you want to avoid (think abstaining from a negative habit).
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The rise of universities’ diversity bureaucrats (2018)(economist.com)
257 points by dgs_sgd 4y ago|341 comments
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
A lot of knowledge falls under the business umbrella. Have you asked the other C levels where they learned, or what you should focus on? I think that would be more helpful then turning to general learning material first.
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by dgs_sgd 4y ago
Did this ever backfire when it came time for the interview or was the cramming always sufficient for you to pass as qualified?
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I strive to be a 0.1x Engineer (2016)(benjiweber.co.uk)
126 points by dgs_sgd 4y ago|139 comments

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