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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Agreed. For instance, for legal / HR purposes, it's important to articulate (and get everyone to acknowledge in signature form) zero tolerance for harassment, and what to do in cases of harassment. This feels like an extended form of a "mis
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
It reminds me of Louis CK's observation that "no good marriages end in divorce"
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
It goes to show how irrational we can all be. Clearly, Petraeus is a very smart guy, and has accomplished many great things for himself and for his country. When this started, he probably said to himself "it's just a one time thing ...," bu
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
For me, running helps a lot. When I run I have a constant inner monologue of "don't stop, don't stop, don't stop" for 45 min. It never seems to get easier, but I know that I ran successfully yesterday, and the day before, and the day before
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
There are plenty of secure email applications, but Petraeus couldn't use any of them. In other words, Petraeus could not be seen using those applications. Official secure email goes through official secure channels. Personal email went
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Startup School was the best I've been to by far: a) free b) great speakers who were surprisingly candid c) high quality attendees including yc alums
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Totally agree. Fundraising is a tactic, not a strategy. It makes sense only if you're doing stuff you would have done anyway to build the company.
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
$1B in rev but $3 mm in losses without profitability in sight. You can create a pretty "massive" company pretty quickly if you basically sell $10.00 for $9.97 Their size actually works against them. Lots of companies lose money in the earl
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Nice article, Jason. With regards to this point: The most common ... mistake people make ... is that they just don’t think about it. ... while that is true, I think the root problem is that people don't think about it for themselves . In
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Yup. I've done the math. I think this math is a large determinant of the property values in dense cities (SF, NYC, etc). For a few years, I took the subway (BART) from Berkeley to SF. In theory, I could have used that 45 min commute to
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
I like "4 Hour Workweek" and its ilk ... particularly the message about not delaying gratification forever (or at least until retirement). But come on ... does anyone really think that Google or Facebook or SpaceX or etc could have been bui
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
I agree with the sentiment. In general, I think there's a large value to "not asking anything of your customer" from time to time. Note that Brian's blurb did not mention a coupon, or a promotion, or any insinuation of buying something r
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
An easier way to think about this is that life, like money, compounds. Good decisions you make early in life compound and pay dividends for the rest of your life.
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
I've always thought that the "trough of sorrow" should really be re-cast as the "personal trough[s] of sorrow," i.e. every day, every decision is confronted by doubt, and you have to continually overcome the fear of failure. This is exacerb
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
It helps to set expectations. Getting into YC as two MIT undergrads who've been coding since kindergarten is very hard. Getting in a solo business founder is much harder. So, if you don't have a track record of doing incredible stuff, you
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
I suggest that getting into YC as a solo business founder should be called "pulling a Hamilton." I hope to pull a Hamilton .
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
It's not merely the degrees and accolades that are impressive, it's also the fact that the decided he wanted to revive his family's printing business. His results speak for themselves, and almost as importantly, his decisions show an indepe
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
+ be a banker in HK
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Hamilton is a great guy and I think the thinking behind his acceptance to YC is pretty clear ... "Let's give him a chance. He's succeeded at everything else he's ever done in life."
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Didn't mean to belittle, I was just trying to talk out loud as to why I haven't signed up for a poker class. In some ways, I'm an ideal student (play casually 1/mo, visit Vegas / Reno 1/yr, know enough to know that I don't know enough, etc)
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
I think OP may be over-looking something obvious ... maybe people just aren't that interested in a Poker class? A few arguments why this might be the case: 1. through WPT, ESPN, youtube etc, it's easy to get access to poker pros to hear th
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
As learned in CLRS ... when you're stuck, randomize. That turned out to be a great solution in way more problems than I had anticipated.
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
I think you could easily tack on "Read more advice rather than execute and try to apply advice." Anecdotally, just about every combination of characteristics has survived / succeeded at least once. This leads to a wide range of maxims bei
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Is this for real? On the other hand, pretty fun game
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Ask HN: Would you use a better tool for comparing jobs?
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Great advice, but very difficult to follow when you're living paycheck to paycheck. For most people, I think the progression is 1) establish basic financial freedom (6 - 12 mo of basic living expenses in a liquid fund) and then 2) pick you
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
The peer effect of seeing a lot of other people working hard around you. I definitely benefit from proximity to other hard-working people. Particularly when you're embarking down the vague, ill-defined path of launching an idea ... it can
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
To be clear, I think the price ($40 / night) is a decent. Cheap enough for most, particularly given the flexibility. Enough money for the landlord (my guess is they can easily pull in $5 - $8 k / mo) to provide decent services. I would l
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by fitandfunction 14y ago
Not bad, but surprised it's not cheaper. Airbnb shows numerous places with bedroom for let in the $40 - $60 / night range.