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by freddyc 10y ago
> The company I am at now is an LLC and distributes RSUs, which meant when I joined I was able to file an 83/b form which minimizes my tax impact. The usual impediment to this is venture funding. VCs generally don't like, and
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by freddyc 10y ago
I may be wrong, but I think that in order to early exercise the underlying Option Plan has to allow for it which isn't always a given these days for some reason.
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by freddyc 10y ago
I think it depends on how it's handled. If the CEO fosters an open environment where employees can put forward contrarian views but everyone respects that the final decision ultimately rests with her (including saying "no")
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by freddyc 10y ago
My wife and I have a 90/10 low deductible plan with 90% of premiums employer-covered. It costs us ~$220 per month in premiums so total plan cost is over $2k per month plus our out-of-pocket monthly expenses are usually $150-200 in co-p
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by freddyc 10y ago
Pandora acquired Ticketfly and The Next Big Sound a couple of years back so they're not just a music streaming company. I still can't tell you what they all do though!
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by freddyc 10y ago
> All this arises whenever H1B tries to change the job Yes, getting fired sucks if you're on an H1B but your comment doesn't apply to job changers generally. H1B visas are transferable (with a little paperwork) so an employee
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by freddyc 10y ago
Yeah, a circular saw + square will get you a long way and provide an inexpensive way to determine whether you like it enough to invest in the more expensive tools. Of course you could end up like me, still using that same circular saw year
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by freddyc 10y ago
It may have, but I haven't encountered the issue with my device.
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by freddyc 10y ago
I briefly used a 5X that I was given for free but quickly abandoned it in favor of my trusted Nexus 5 after experiencing similar issues. Despite being 3 years old (!!!) it's still rock-solid and super smooth running Nougat. I used to
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by freddyc 10y ago
> Bonuses are fun but I have seen a lot of misconduct in the pursuit of a bonus. Maybe its just banking... It's not just banking. I was horrified at some of the behavior I saw from the sales folks at a software start-up I worked
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by freddyc 10y ago
> Also a wok looks expensive as an experiment, like a couple meals worth of food, but unless you do something crazy it never wears out and its cheap compared to something like a complete all-clad stainless steel cooktop set This a thou
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by freddyc 10y ago
Towards the end he did admit that he was overlooked for a number of roles because of the "flight risk" warnings on his resume, but the market was frothy enough that it didn't impact him too much given he was damn good at what
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by freddyc 10y ago
My thoughts too. I was "yawn .... holy hell another billion accounts". It will be interesting to see where Verizon lands on this.
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by freddyc 10y ago
I had a friend who moved from start-up to start-up every 12 months after his initial tranche of options vested. He knew how much cash he required to live (with a little buffer for emergencies) and then traded cash for more equity in his sa
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by freddyc 10y ago
> I'd be curious to know what others have found the learning curve to be—how long it takes to "break even" and whether efficiency continues to improve for months I've been using a swype keyboard for so long I can b
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by freddyc 10y ago
I had the same experience. If I remember correctly, when the phone first launched anyone who bought it directly from the Google Store got one free replacement no questions asked. It's still the best devices I've ever owned and
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by freddyc 10y ago
Wow, poor guy. As a side note, it's frustrating how email ceo@company.com is fast becoming the only way to get real customer service. I'm a T-Mobile customer and recently had a billing issue that required me to interact with thei
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by freddyc 10y ago
> You're going to carry your phone with you anyway The ability to not carry my phone is the only reason I'd be tempted to try a wearable device again (I had a gen 1 Apple Watch and sold it within a month). I'm not rea
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by freddyc 10y ago
That's entirely possible and a fair point.
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by freddyc 10y ago
The beauty (in my eyes at least) of Hacker News has always been that the most interesting/relevant stories and discussions find their way to the top of the feed. I've discovered topics and perspectives (including those I disagree
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by freddyc 10y ago
John Oliver will be devastated ... Seriously though, this strikes me as a significant blow for New Zealand. From what I've seen of him, Key is one of the better world leaders and seems to have done a good job down there. I'm not
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by freddyc 10y ago
Because, for a television production company, ratings fundamentally are more important. Cuban knows it's an entertainment show first-and-foremost and he bought into that (and frankly, from what I can tell, loves that aspect of it). I&
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by freddyc 10y ago
Great point - too often realism is mis-labeled as cynicism by those who have drunk a little too much of the Kool-Aid. It's one of the things about SV that gradually wore me down over time: the constant need for people to declare every
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by freddyc 10y ago
At almost every start-up that I've been involved with, the approach has been to grant employees ISOs which have a strike price (albeit very low) that the employee must pay if they want to exercise the options. They then have to run th
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by freddyc 10y ago
I personally don't think it's great advice - you're effectively working on the promise of a third party you don't know without any structure around deliverables, timing, payments etc. What if they turn around in 6 months
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by freddyc 10y ago
I guess CNN is backing on his current fanbase (mainly teens) staying loyal to him as they graduate from HS and move to college. CNN knows that demographic likely won't have a cable subscription, so this feels like an alternative platf
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by freddyc 10y ago
That's obviously a massively wide field - any particular business topic that you're interested in? Given we're on HN, the VC world is often of interest - I can recommend Brad Feld's 'Venture Deals' if you want
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by freddyc 10y ago
> one cannot sign a contract electronically This obviously varies by jurisdiction, but if you're US based you can absolutely sign electronically (there's an entire Act that enables it). The easiest way is to use services like
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by freddyc 10y ago
Loved using Skyscanner when I lived in the UK - great news for them!
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by freddyc 10y ago
This is certainly a promising sign. A few years back I consulted for a company trying to make a push into the Indian market and the payments piece pretty much killed us. Dealing with HDFC became a daily nightmare and the amount of bureauc

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