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by dm8 8y ago
He got the gene editing part right. The CRISPR/CAS9 are proving that
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by dm8 8y ago
This is good intiative. We need to simplify pedagogy. On a related note, I always found the syntax of SQL to be great. Someone told me that simplicity of SQL made relational databases even more popular. It is one of the best designed langua
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by dm8 8y ago
Looks like author is focusing on grad school as in PhD only. PhD highly depends on the field. For example in hardcore sciences, to accelerate career PhD is often helpful. However, in applied fields it depends on industry to industry. I was
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by dm8 8y ago
There was an interesting thread on reddit where people were sharing their experiences with DNA tests and their parentage/ancestry. I was surprised with sheer number of them being listed/shared there. I never considered DNA tests w
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by dm8 8y ago
Lyft used to do something similar couple of years ago (at least in Bay Area) in Lyft Line. I believe they had 10 min wait option wherein when you request and wait for 10 mins you'll get cheaper fare. I remember getting 10-20% cheaper f
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by dm8 8y ago
Yes, even I use random forest for some of the predictions at my new project. Somehow I feel doing statistical modeling for the sake of modeling/predictions is not the right approach. I'm still new (year or two exp.) into ML/s
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by dm8 8y ago
I don't think any ML models can take into consideration the meltdown like Brazil vs. Germany in 2014 or player getting sent-off and changing the dynamics of the game. Football/soccer (along with field hockey) is much more unpredic
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by dm8 8y ago
Can they appeal the case in higher courts?
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by dm8 8y ago
Internet disrupted the newspaper industry. Decentralization of information happened with Internet and need for centralized information sources (newspapers, TV networks etc.) has lost it's value. Secondly, newspapers didn't transfo
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by dm8 9y ago
I think your parent poster was s tposting. I doubt Ola will allow cash payments in Aus. In India lot of people carry cash hence they allow cash payments from what I've heard.
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by dm8 9y ago
This forum is not like reddit for snarky/sarcastic comments. OLA folks are smart enough to cater to each individual local market. And all the drivers will be from local cities there.
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by dm8 9y ago
I agree that it's difficult to know exact numbers at the seeds stage, but it's good to do some sort of exercise on user/customer acquisition costs, expected margins (particularly important in case of h/w products or onli
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by dm8 9y ago
I'd like to add two more points - unit economics, and bottoms up market analysis. And these are helpful to founders, these 2 give an important insight into viability of business before you start the multi year grind in to make your bus
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by dm8 9y ago
How does total number of employees is a good proxy for success of the company? In my opinion, total number of employees is a bad proxy as it fundamentally masquerades the unit economics and profit margins once they have revenue in several m
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Perfect Ten(daringfireball.net)
14 points by dm8 9y ago|0 comments
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by dm8 11y ago
Isn't Google X that works on risky long term bets? And once projects graduate they are folded as new companies (or bets) within Alphabet. My understanding was that Google X is modeled after Google's own founding. Long term, resear
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by dm8 12y ago
This is great! Please write interactive articles on similar topics.
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by dm8 12y ago
> The gap in training and social groups above and below could mean that new automation technology causes sudden, large-scale unemployment. This also scares me. I've often wondered, what will happen to people in a largely automated w
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by dm8 12y ago
How important is it to do something you love that helps you in live comfortable life? For example, I always loved theatre and plays but I was told in young age that it's very hard to support comfortable life as a thespian (unless you a
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by dm8 12y ago
If you are working on support/maintenance roles (in engineering) at big enterprise product company then debugging is major part of your job. I enjoy debugging as it is another way to solve problem. But for some people it gets repetitiv
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by dm8 12y ago
YC's cheque size is $20,000 at max. Most venture firms that have > $100M under management won't write less than $1M cheque. Why? Because that's how their business works. So for institutional investors, it's a huge ris
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by dm8 12y ago
I'm not a VC. 1. Not all startups/business can be venture backed. Venture backed startups are expected to have 10x returns within 5-8 years of financing and swing for fences. 2. If you kill warm introductions then how are they goi
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by dm8 12y ago
If you want to read about Larry Ellison's personality and his management style, you should read - "The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: Inside Oracle Corporation; God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison". ( ht
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by dm8 12y ago
Because it's directly at loggerheads with net neutrality. And it's not free. Rhapsody may be paying for data costs. Imagine you are a small startup competing against Rhapsody. Customers will always go for Rhapsody since it doesn&#
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by dm8 13y ago
This investment must've returned their entire fund
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by dm8 13y ago
I really liked this quote - "Programmers just starting out today never had to squeeze, so it’s a little harder for them to get the right religion because they always think of resources as being immediately available. Ten years ago ever
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by dm8 13y ago
Satya has an MBA too. I was just commenting on my previous comment. I guess author meant that someone just with MBA as a qualification and no relevant tech background would have been bad deal since MBAs get hired in leadership role even if
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by dm8 13y ago
I don't think BillG would have allowed hiring someone with an MBA and no background in software/technology. He is still the majority shareholder (from what I've read) and sits on the board.
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by dm8 13y ago
I'm curious, what do you mean by professional culture?
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Google, Apple Forge Auto Ties(online.wsj.com)
5 points by dm8 13y ago|0 comments

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