jbkiv

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   by jbkiv 7y ago

   Not really. But the current crisis brings back memories. And a lot of similarities, unfortunately.
2. 62.▲
   by jbkiv 7y ago

   Sure, but at some point if you really care, there is nothing you can do. And I also knew (and they did not know) that to make that happen, I would have to leave myself shortly after.
3. 63.▲
   by jbkiv 7y ago

   So you understand...Thank you. I learned plenty of lessons: make money, don't over hire, be frugal, don't bend to pressure for fancy gigs and out of control travel expenses. Plenty of lessons for sure. I have sympathy for Founder
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   by jbkiv 7y ago

   Different point of view: I was a Founder and CEO during the dot com era. The company survived and became successful ($2B revenues today). It may be unpopular, but I will give you a different view, the one from a Founder/CEO. After the
5. 65.▲
   by jbkiv 7y ago

   Thanks for clarifying :)
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   by jbkiv 7y ago

   Hello Sankalp, I am starting an online community for financial services professionals. They have decimated by this crisis. If you have any draft of your paper, I would love to read and maybe we could learn from others' mistakes. Thks.
7. 67.▲
   by jbkiv 7y ago

   It may just be simply too late. Everybody was still partying all over California 6 days ago
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   by jbkiv 7y ago

   I notice you are in Italy. Warm thoughts to you all
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   by jbkiv 7y ago

   Could not agree more. Folks who landed in the job market as star CS majors 5-10 years ago are not ready for that. High salaries, large amounts of funding, massive commercial rent level in San Francisco. This is going to be hard. But as you
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Not sure where you are but healthcare companies in the US decline to cover companies if they don't cover most, if not ALL employees, just to avoid discrimation
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Nope! but that reply was intended for a different post, sorry :-)
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Can't agree more.
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Thank you. No this is not an unpopular opinion. yes, global depression. Veteran of dot com crash here. You are spot on. I can't believe that some folks still don't realize what is happening.
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Advice: stay where you are now in the cushy job
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Hiring remote workers at scale is super complex if you want to comply with local laws (and you must). Hiring contractors is easy but if your contractor should be indeed classified as an employee you will be in trouble one day or the other.
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Agree, I had to lay off 40% of staff during the .com crash, that was terrible. In 2008 we did not suffer much as our hiring was super conservative by then (I had learned). Everybody should be terrified and cut expenses RIGHT NOW: don't
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    I love that hack! Very clever
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Thank you for stepping in Edwin, much appreciated!
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Agree, What would you say would have been a better outcome? Google? Facebook? Microsoft has changed quite a lot, and in a good way.
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Great find, thank you. I ended up playing with the tools they provide. I always loved solving optimization problems and this page ia a gem, I did not know it existed.
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    by jbkiv 7y ago

    Congrats! How do you handle discrimination in your case? I'll give you an example: 50% of your employees are young and healthy and they opt out of the health plan offered and go with Savvy. How do you handle the remaining 50%, assuming