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by ekanes 12y ago
This is so absolutely critical, and probably the SINGLE highest-leverage thing you'll ever do if your startup is successful. Please if you're starting a company, you must do this.
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by ekanes 12y ago
Sure, but if an executive is under-performing, you fire them. You don't go back and change their deal.
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by ekanes 12y ago
Or, this kind of question is an opportunity to set the record straight for hundreds of people.
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by ekanes 12y ago
Founders generally worry too much about this, but if you're unsure, you could try to hold back some aspect of the specific implementation of an idea. A more general answer might be useful: VCs are just one of the groups you might talk
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by ekanes 12y ago
Girls playing boys isn't so much normal as it's the only option they've had. Also, the solution is simply to offer the option of playing a girl character. Then anyone can play whomever they want. :)
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by ekanes 12y ago
I don't see a downside to pointing it out. The worst they could do is nothing, BUT at least they'd be aware that some part of the market is paying attention (implied: have a female character option and you might make more money).
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by ekanes 12y ago
The comments critiquing her research make me so sad. I don't think anyone wouldn't agree with her basic, essential point; Many, many more games have only a default male character. It is interesting that often we don't see ot
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by ekanes 12y ago
This approach is awesome, but (I am not a lawyer, this is not advice!) one drawback is that the whole concept of an option is that it's optional. If the company succeeds, you exercise your option and spend that money to get a much lar
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by ekanes 12y ago
Phoenix, Arizona GiftcardZen.com - we buy and sell numbers. Funded. 20 people. Fastest-growing company in Arizona. Looking for: * Developers: RoR, Heroku (see Stack below) * Community Person * Data-driven Marketer * CFO / VP Finance O
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by ekanes 12y ago
Who you know matters. Choose your friends carefully, surround yourself with people who can teach you something, and invest in meaningful relationships.
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by ekanes 12y ago
If there's one thing I've learned as a parent (particularly around language but also around empathy) it's the kids understand much earlier than we often give them credit. Telling your 1 or 2-year old you love them is absolut
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by ekanes 12y ago
> Is it the "the dynamism of Western capitalism" that causes people to pretend to like their job, or is it the scarcity of good jobs, which forces workers to engage in an exaggerated pantomime of missionary zeal? Where in your
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by ekanes 12y ago
Terrorists are cowards because to attack civilians who are unprepared and probably won't fight back is cowardly.
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by ekanes 12y ago
If anyone's interested in Bletchley Park, or the intersection between encryption and WWII, Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson is a fantastic book.
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by ekanes 12y ago
Phoenix, AZ GiftcardZen.com - we buy and sell numbers. Funded. 20 people. Fastest-growing company in Arizona, now opening a Phoenix office. Looking for: * Developers: RoR, Heroku (see Stack below) * Community Person * Data-driven Marketer
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by ekanes 12y ago
Great point, but as a general rule what you don't see in the wild is probably not possible for some reason. I would wager that since increasing growth requires increasing bureaucracy, there's your culprit.
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by ekanes 12y ago
Glass is making something of a comeback, presumably related to this trend.
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by ekanes 12y ago
This is a big reason that Uber and Lyft are a big deal - feedback systems are so ingrained that a bad driver won't last long.
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by ekanes 12y ago
I'd guess they're aiming for a future intersection where mobile computing power meets ubiquity.
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by ekanes 12y ago
Consider talking to the company about it. If they're doing well, (and aren't concerned you might leave) they might be interested in buying the options back.
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by ekanes 12y ago
In business and in life, it's useful to have a meta process going in your head about the level of the conversation. You were probably down-voted because people feel that what they did dwarfs the color they chose for their background.
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by ekanes 12y ago
I'm sure you don't mean it this way, but you should know that culturally, using people's names when replying to them the way you're doing often comes across as condescending.
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by ekanes 12y ago
Consider that Dubai might have different cultural norms as well, which could affect drivers' hurry/accuracy factor.
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by ekanes 12y ago
The secret to networking is to think of it less like, "how many people can I meet and exchange contact info with?" and more like, "who's the ONE person here I'm supposed to meet?" -- and when you find that pers
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by ekanes 12y ago
Great concept, love the quick access to your calendar. That slow aspect of proposing meeting times is miserable. +1 for Android dev but don't sweat it. ;)
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by ekanes 12y ago
I've got 3 little ones, youngest is a toddler. Initial thought was, "doesn't matter, could hurt a kid, ban it." The article is well-written and strong without being shrill. Changed my mind. Hope this goes well for Zen Ma
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by ekanes 12y ago
> I know people who say to their kids that they've got it easy. I'm telling the kids that I know that they've got it hard. You might be right, but that advice may not be helpful or actionable. It might be better to say th
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by ekanes 12y ago
Sent you an email, but a bit of advice for you - in a space requiring trust , you should have an About Us page, and a Contact page! Show who you are more!
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by ekanes 12y ago
Happy to intro you to someone at Twitter. My email's in my profile.
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by ekanes 12y ago
Volvo famously acted similarly with their invention of the seatbelt.

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