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by gsaines 3y ago
Super valid criticism, but how to incorporate it in a quantitative way? I happen to agree with you about the quality of jobs and the ecosystem as a whole being far superior in the Bay. I had expected CA to soundly defeat all other cities by
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by gsaines 3y ago
Yeah, I actually considered including that, but the answer is super obvious: the Bay Area trounces every other place. I responded to a comment above about this, but I don't want to come off as a Seattle booster or Bay Area basher. I li
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by gsaines 3y ago
Ah, shoot, I didn't mean to give that impression! I'm actually a big fan of the bay area and lived there for 7 years. I live in Austin now and think that the analysis made Austin appear too good. I need to dig deeper into why the
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What's the Best City for Techies in 2024?(overthinkingmoney.com)
35 points by gsaines 3y ago|86 comments
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by gsaines 3y ago
I'm envious of this approach! As I mentioned in another comment on this post, I do get intrinsic enjoyment from the act of writing and thinking, but I enjoy it more when I can talk with other engaged people about the topic. External vs
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by gsaines 3y ago
Thanks for sharing - I didn't think product hunt permitted blogs and other content sources. Has that changed?
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by gsaines 3y ago
Can't speak for op, but for me, I enjoy thinking and writing a bunch, but it's even more fun if people critique / praise / question me. That might just be an idiosyncratic preference of mine though. I'm not all that
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by gsaines 3y ago
Do you know if this works for non-technical subjects? I used to write about design tools and some front-end coding, but that was years ago and I was never super passionate about it. Recently, I started writing about personal finance, which
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by gsaines 3y ago
I've been trying to boost readership on my blog, largely without success. Here's what I've tried: 1) Posting here when it's relevant. Success rate so far: 0%, but I've only tried a couple of times. 2) Answering ques
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by gsaines 3y ago
I struggle too. I've generated 39 ideas in the last 18 months and none have looked very appealing to work on. If it was easy, more people would do it. But, you probably have a unique perspective and set of skills that would enable you
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by gsaines 3y ago
Really glad to hear that! It's always awesome to know that the product is helping people.
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by gsaines 3y ago
If you're already a software engineer earning a normal salary in the US (several assumptions there), it's really hard to find side hustles that pay at or above the hourly wage that your employer has already committed to. I persona
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by gsaines 3y ago
https://overthinkingmoney.com/ I started this one about six months ago as a way to indulge my passion for hacking wealth. No technical topics, but I've been writing about startups and businesses regularly. This series
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by gsaines 3y ago
I am not a lawyer, but I worked on a project at Facebook years ago that touches on the underlying case law here. I spent a full year of my life bashing my head against opaque legal precedents to understand how to build a product that met le
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by gsaines 3y ago
This is a clickbait title. Altman is mostly talking about startups here, not larger or more well-established companies. I’m a huge believer in remote work for jobs at big and midsize companies. But I’ve also started two companies myself and
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Starting a Side Hustle? Set Up an LLC Early(overthinkingmoney.com)
1 points by gsaines 3y ago|0 comments
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by gsaines 5y ago
Access and valuations. Although YC does much better than other incubators in terms of outcomes, the batch sizes are quite large these days and the best deals are oversubscribed before the batch even starts. There's a lot of money chasi
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by gsaines 5y ago
I actually agree - I thought the number would come out much higher. Originally, I thought that you should only invest up to 10% of your liquid portfolio in angel investments, which implies a liquid portfolio of >=$5M, which felt more cor
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by gsaines 5y ago
Thanks so much for the edit, arbuge, just updated my typo. For the first point, that's actually quite an embarrassing oversight if I've misunderstood. In the books I read, I understood that the expected return was total, not yearl
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by gsaines 5y ago
Yup. This is the profile of most of the angels I know. The math suggests that you can't make a lot of money from doing it, but that doesn't need to be the goal of such investments. To your point, you're just helping friends.
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by gsaines 5y ago
Great to hear from you, beambot, been a while. :) Yeah, I think, though that this falls into the category of investing without hopes of market returns. You're just doing it for enjoyment. Nothing wrong there, though.
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Why I’m Not an Angel Investor(georgesaines.com)
63 points by gsaines 5y ago|51 comments
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by gsaines 6y ago
TLDR: the working arrangement you prefer is a personal preference and there is no right or wrong answer. I've personally made the choice to leave the Bay Area because I've been offered the opportunity to work fully remote and my w
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Thinking About Buying a Home in the Bay Area? It’s Probably a Good Time to Buy(georgesaines.com)
1 points by gsaines 6y ago|0 comments
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by gsaines 7y ago
Thanks for posting these. I'm putting some time into preparing my family for any potential quarantine situations here in the US. These guides are aimed at policymakers and government officials. Have you, by chance, found any practical
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept Income Inequality(georgesaines.com)
2 points by gsaines 7y ago|0 comments
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by gsaines 7y ago
I have two very young kids (19 and 7 months) and my experience is somewhere between OP and PG. Most of the time, kids feel to me like an endless, grinding to do list. The sleeplessness, sickness, and endless chores/cleaning are hard to
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Minecraft Isn't Educational(georgesaines.com)
1 points by gsaines 11y ago|0 comments
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Call Me When 3D Printing Becomes Practical(georgesaines.com)
1 points by gsaines 11y ago|0 comments
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by gsaines 12y ago
Very cool guys. As a long time HN reader, I have a lot of respect for what you guys are doing. I also spent the last two years of my life building CodeCombat, which started life with a very similar mission ("a game that finds developer

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