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by jasonshen 7y ago
My wife is a designer-turned-artist so I'm familiar with some of the comments above re: solo shows / the value of galleries. If you've read "The Case for the 12 Million Dollar Shark" then you must know that most peo
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by jasonshen 7y ago
I write a blog called The Art of Ass-Kicking at https://www.jasonshen.com I cover personal growth from the lens of an athlete (ex NCAA gymnast), tech founder (YC/Techstars backed), and deliberate practice / psychology
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by jasonshen 7y ago
The tips in bullet form: - Write a bad version 1 as fast as you can - rewrite it over and over - cut out everything unnecessary - write in a conversational tone - develop a nose for bad writing, so you can see and fix it in yours - imitate
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Unmasking the Inner Turmoil of Founders(wondered.co)
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by jasonshen 7y ago
> FounderPhone (free) - Send and receive texts and calls directly in Slack. Free since we built it ourselves :) Can you tell us more about this? Is this part of your product?
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The Science of Older and Wiser (2014)(nytimes.com)
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Feeling burned out? This is why working less isn’t enough(fastcompany.com)
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by jasonshen 7y ago
Yeah this line alone also made me do a double take and question everything else he said
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by jasonshen 7y ago
I really liked the idea that when we go from disciplinary to multi/interdisciplinary to non disciplinary, we need to let go of traditional methods of measuring "depth vs breadth". The concepts of rework, reference, and releas
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The Calculus of Grit(ribbonfarm.com)
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How the Away scandal exposed a Silicon Valley culture war(fastcompany.com)
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by jasonshen 7y ago
My go-to here is pretty simple: "I assume X didn't work?" This puts yourself in their shoes, imagines that they tried X and it failed and you're not sure why without having to say all this "not clever enough" s
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by jasonshen 7y ago
There is a term in Chinese that means "lose face". I remember my parents saying it to me when I misbehaved. I made them lose face to their friends. Save face emerged as a way to avoid losing face: https://www.phrases.or
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by jasonshen 7y ago
Would definitely bet Steve Chen is near billionaire status now if he joined Google 2006 and stayed for a bunch of years. Google stock and stock market generally has done very well in that time period (minus 2009-10)
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by jasonshen 8y ago
One of the challenges we have with our current tax code is the fact that it's based on income (salary, capital gains, etc). One idea is to use a value-added tax (VAT) that allows all consumption to be taxed. This is a big part of Andre
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by jasonshen 8y ago
Andrew Yang, who was the 1st declared Democratic presidential candidate for 2020, has a whole policy around the strange aspects of US taxation, including automatic filing and getting a breakdown of where your money went. >> Instruct t
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In Defense of Hard Pivots: why we sold Headlight to launch an esports co(medium.com)
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by jasonshen 8y ago
This is about as well done of a study as we could ask for from a non-academic research level. Basically while the number of sexual comments were relatively low, the amount of questioning/challenging of his abilities went up a lot when
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by jasonshen 8y ago
I think you're asking a genuine question so I'll give a genuine answer - because people do not control their names , just as they don't control their physical features or ethnic history. The names that are "easy" ar
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by jasonshen 8y ago
One that I haven't seen mentioned on this list is Plectica - great for explaining complex / in-depth concepts in a clean and easy to update / present / view fashion. Really robust forever-free option too. https:/&#
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Founder Affirmations – Empowering Self-Talk for Entrepreneurs(founderaffirmations.com)
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by jasonshen 8y ago
This is a frustrating piece to read as a startup founder and product manager because I don't think the author understand how much companies already do think about the things established in the piece. > "If thumbs-ups or ratings
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by jasonshen 8y ago
Would be curious to know the difference between TRACOM and DiSC as they seem almost identical. I took a DISC assessment in college as part of a leadership program and thought it was reasonably on point. Have found the Gallup StrengthsFinder
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by jasonshen 8y ago
Great question. It hasn't come up as a problem so far but given that the problems are pretty open-ended (interact with an API and display the results in the browser) it's a lot more obvious when you've copied someone else sin
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by jasonshen 8y ago
"You have to design a test, But even the flimsiest work-sample outperforms interviews, so the effort pays dividends immediately. create a scoring rubric, and iterate. But even the flimsiest work-sample outperforms interviews, so the ef
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How to leverage take-homes in your hiring process(blog.gitprime.com)
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by jasonshen 8y ago
This is my biggest gripe with the new MBP's - and I never thought of this. Thank you!
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Experimenting with a Hackathon for Product Managers(hackernoon.com)
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by jasonshen 9y ago
That seems on the high side. Incorporating on Clerky is under $2k and I would expect SAFE notes to be pretty easy to draft compared to even say a Convertible Note which I would still imagine to be under $10k. Try to negotiate.
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Designing Better Take-Homes(medium.com)
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