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by gms 3y ago
I’ve never seen alternative firms not exist unless, like I said earlier, government regulations exist to make it harder for new market entrants to pop up (see eg investment banking firms or local cable companies in some regions). In a free
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by gms 3y ago
How do you define ‘power’? Absent government regulation that can result in pathologies, a corporation only exists if customers are happy with its services. If Amazon makes me unhappy I’ll just take my money to alternatives. No corporation f
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by gms 3y ago
You can use Garmin and pay for their maps product. That’s your choice.
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by gms 3y ago
> I guess if a firm was going to be successful, and a merger wasn't an option then it would eventually IPO instead, no? No, most businesses don't grow revenue fast enough to be IPO-worthy (or, as with WhatsApp and Instagram w
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by gms 3y ago
You say there is 'literally no need'. How are you so confident in making such a claim for the rest of us? I, as a consumer, would rather make that decision myself. If you don't want to use Google Maps that's up to you. I
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by gms 3y ago
> A tighter merger process might make startup exits through acquisition less common, but it should also make it easier for startups to grow organically into large companies. This is a contradiction. If the likelihood of acquisition goe
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by gms 3y ago
You must be experiencing another SF than me...
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Typed Tailwind Styling for Multi-Part Components(polytomic.com)
7 points by gms 3y ago|1 comments
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by gms 3y ago
Indeed. (source: I'm from the region)
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by gms 3y ago
This is always the case with regulation. It cements established entities at the expense of smaller/new players.
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Surviving as a Data Team of One(polytomic.com)
9 points by gms 3y ago|0 comments
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by gms 4y ago
'Founding <whatever>' is silly title inflation. Ten years ago 'Founding Engineer' was just 'Software Engineer'. More generally, I don't recommend fiddling with basic titles early. You don't know
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by gms 4y ago
What are your goals?
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by gms 4y ago
You're a hero. I don't have more to say than that.
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by gms 4y ago
Another former PlanGrid employee here - our office was next door :D
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by gms 4y ago
This is rather true indeed. I would always visit home often as it made my parents happy but sometimes would wonder if I should skip a visit once in a while. My dad died this year and the result of all those visits is that I have zero regret
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by gms 4y ago
This is a major reason why we switched from Stripe Billing to Chargebee.
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by gms 4y ago
In B2B often the customer explicitly asks for this - no dark patterns in that case.
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by gms 4y ago
Ah, yes that makes sense.
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by gms 4y ago
You don’t need the ‘almost’ qualifier :)
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by gms 4y ago
This comment cracks me up. Outside of North America (or perhaps Western countries in general) this is how most of the world consumes apples. Somehow said social experiment has been fine for us :)
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by gms 4y ago
Because then prices go up and the poor especially are hurt. Governments also get less revenue so are less able to assist the poor.
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by gms 4y ago
Haha, would that it were actually true.
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by gms 4y ago
New York’s zoning laws.
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by gms 4y ago
Unfortunately New York’s zoning laws forbid what you’re suggesting. The new mayor is attempting to change them (though is facing resistance from the city council).
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by gms 4y ago
The great thing about the free market is you get to choose not to use them!
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Golang: When 'nil' Isn't(polytomic.com)
10 points by gms 5y ago|4 comments
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by gms 5y ago
There is no need as there is no coercion involved: just stop using them if you don’t like it.
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Minimising Corporate-Speak at the Office(polytomic.com)
2 points by gms 5y ago|0 comments
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by gms 5y ago
Market forces alone (in particular: competition) don’t lead to consumers being hurt.

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