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by granshaw 4y ago
Why not just freelance and pick gigs you find interesting? When client asks why you can only do 3days/week, "I would love to, but my other clients..."
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by granshaw 4y ago
Amen, but rephrased as "I'm throwing away my good years till death"
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by granshaw 4y ago
"similar salary"? Be realistic – a random startup is not going to give total comp similar to Amazon... you need to find another remote-friendly FAANG to get that, and I don't know if any of them are even hiring right now, let
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by granshaw 4y ago
> lucrative total comp packages Yeaaah not sure those are coming back
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by granshaw 4y ago
You forgot spotted dick!
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by granshaw 4y ago
Can we also mandate any included taxes in the listed price, like elsewhere in the world? kthxbai
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by granshaw 4y ago
On the other side of this, as a dev, I find not having to live with the long term consequences of tech/product/process decisions a breath of fresh air. No longer need to obsess over every future “what if”… Selfish? Maybe. But it r
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by granshaw 4y ago
Wait what, most people in tech don’t have small children? I don’t think those in tech have kids any less than other industries Plus if you worked an office job instead you would need day care, which is still an option for you when working r
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by granshaw 4y ago
I have a feeling this guy doesn’t really care…
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by granshaw 4y ago
> Why does he feel the need to be 'productive' for 16 hours a day? Yeah after reading the post I’m like this guy must be a founder to value productivity so highly… NOPE, just works at Meta! EDIT: Oh wait, he DID also start a co
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by granshaw 4y ago
I’m very familiar with this space/movement. Most of these “open startups” are solo bootstrappers who use this audience building often as their main marketing channel It only works well if you’re selling something useful to the bootstra
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by granshaw 4y ago
Ironic given working conditions, protections, and benefits are so much better in Germany than the US today
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by granshaw 4y ago
Yeah the “boo capitalism” and “F all rich people” rhetoric has really gotten tiresome
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by granshaw 4y ago
11 here
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by granshaw 4y ago
And Americans know how to party without alcohol? Not in my experience
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by granshaw 4y ago
Google Ads has full fledged customer service. I’m tempted to mention everyone’s favorite saying here, but won’t :)
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by granshaw 4y ago
The EBITDA Enlightenment The ROIC Renaissance
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by granshaw 4y ago
Protip: If your aim is to make any money at all, avoid B2C like the plague
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by granshaw 4y ago
In the long run, we’re all dead
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by granshaw 4y ago
I feel like I’d take that job in a heartbeat if it paid similar to SW engineering
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by granshaw 4y ago
Just use Heroku and move on with your life... its not THAT expensive :) And if it is for you, youre probably at a point with the product where you can afford it.
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by granshaw 4y ago
Still decent amount of caveats given the UX expectations of 2023... eg last I checked there was no official support for transition animations
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by granshaw 4y ago
Same feeling here. This is called “staff augmentation” contracting and is the easiest to find but the closest to FT employment. It can make sense if you get to a high rate or you can convince clients to do 3/4 days a week kindof arrang
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by granshaw 4y ago
Yeah or at least something like, "I have received at least $1 of revenue from a business I've started"
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by granshaw 4y ago
I've found Twitter far more entertaining and often more informational than HN nowadays, which is the same old pessimistic tech worker crowd and content shrug
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by granshaw 4y ago
I don't think this poll is targeted at those cases at all. Being a founder is a vastly different situation and risk-profile than even hired Engineer #1
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by granshaw 4y ago
You've been IN but not been a founder correct? This poll is all about that, vs having worked FOR a startup...
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by granshaw 4y ago
Yes, based on the general vibe of replies and discussion I see on HN I would expect more like 80% don't have serious startup aspirations beyond "wouldn't it be nice if..." thoughts
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by granshaw 4y ago
I have a feeling this post will be biased towards those who either have founder experience or aspirations – how can that bias be reduced?
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by granshaw 4y ago
The GDP-enhancing privatization and financialization must continue, all externalities be damned

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