jdileo

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Ask HN: Maximize Uber/Lyft Driver Profits
1 points by jdileo 4y ago|2 comments
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by jdileo 4y ago
Appreciate the counsel my friend!
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by jdileo 4y ago
Your point is understood. I submitted to HN because the viewpoints of engineers/founders/builders (aka "my people) was desired.
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Ask HN: Is the Italy of My Dreams Fact or Fiction?
2 points by jdileo 4y ago|10 comments
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by jdileo 4y ago
First, congratulations on being proactive in pursuit of scaling your career trajectory. I'm often amazed that an ecosystem that reveres best-practice and first principals has fostered belief that coaching is valuable only to those who
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by jdileo 4y ago
I chose to read the prior comments posted, wish I had not done so. The answer to your question has zero to do with ethics, morals, etc. We live quite literally within a surveillance state that becomes more sophisticated and invasive by th
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by jdileo 4y ago
Most important thing you've said is that "....chance that company will be purchased, but those talks have been going on for several months...." **Never, ever, ever become more committed to a startup than the founders are. A s
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by jdileo 4y ago
I've read each of the 26 comments posted thus far. Respectfully, each of them misses the mark by a wide margin. THIS: Assuming that you're healthy and remain mentally/physically vigorous, answer the below questions authentic
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Ask HN: How Do Pro's Diligence and Acquire Specific Email Lists?
2 points by jdileo 4y ago|0 comments
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by jdileo 4y ago
You're objecting to receiving a personalized email from a startup team that is griding to bring a product to market? This email is well written and polite, including praise for competitor. And you'd like to shame them. Shame on
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by jdileo 4y ago
True thanks for the time and care needed to script above. All points clear and logical. The vast majority of engineers will always view sales as a necessary evil, and thus the percentage whom achieve even base level competency is staggerin
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by jdileo 4y ago
Are you referencing the myriad of scam projects/tokens or ecosystem as a whole, including blockchain?
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by jdileo 4y ago
Design and implementation of outbound prospecting campaigns for SMB's. Side note Marco---Italy is amazing, what are you working on?
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by jdileo 4y ago
Agreed on all, thx for the note!
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by jdileo 4y ago
Mark is a treasure and unique to his peer group. If you're a student of startups his blog (bothsidesofthetable.com) is mandatory reading in same class of PG's essays and pmarca's blog.
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by jdileo 4y ago
This month marks the 14th anniversary of the '08 financial collapse, a debacle founded upon naked greed, corruption and cronyism. In late August '08 I was epitome of rags to riches American Dream, bootstrapped founder of a 100+ pe
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by jdileo 4y ago
Dear friend, grab a pitcher of water and fill the glass to minimum 51%. Your response, while applicable to the car salesman pushing the useless add-on feature or Best Buy associate shilling a warranty for the crappy laptop you just bought,
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by jdileo 4y ago
Kindly see above reply.
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by jdileo 4y ago
Respectfully, the experience you outline above is a routine example of sales hackery. Does it not ideally underscore precisely why startups/tech orgs strategically error in their woeful sales hiring protocols?
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Ask HN: Why Do Tech's Gatekeepers Despise Salespeople?
5 points by jdileo 4y ago|17 comments
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by jdileo 9y ago
In the U.S. & around the world sales pro's earn multi-six & 7-figure incomes (Read: more than most physicians, attorneys, engineers, etc.), yet most founders fail to recognize their import. For example, startups regularly tas
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by jdileo 17y ago
I appreciate your comments, becoming aware of what consumers think about this idea was the entire idea of this post question. Respectful rebuttals: 1. Criminals and sexual offenders are everywhere (see national registry) and I don't think
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by jdileo 17y ago
to be true, a bracelet will not prevent your child from being hit/taken/abused, but it will certainly prevent the all-to-common repeated abuse that occurs from "trusted" babysitters and allow you to find them immediately (gps) if God-forbid
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by jdileo 17y ago
I am 36 years old and have founded 2 companies. One with a co-founder and the other I gave near-founder equity after 2 years. Both relationships ended poorly. They say finding a co-founder is akin to finding a spouse. In this country &#6
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by jdileo 17y ago
I think this is a very good list, thanks for spending the time putting it together. I am most interested in how leveraging facebook could create a great dating business model. The "connecting people" concept could also be inclusive of car
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HN Please Help, Google is ruining my business
4 points by jdileo 17y ago|12 comments
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Ask HN: Fill the shoes of the beloved Rajeev Motwani?
1 points by jdileo 17y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN:Are you the founder of "life recorder" Arrington wrote about 9/6?
3 points by jdileo 17y ago|0 comments
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by jdileo 17y ago
In my view Mr. Welch is exactly correct. Life is not the rose colored fairy tale many of the liberal mass espouse as both possible and ideal. Life is choices and choices will always have consequence, especially in a capitalist society tha
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by jdileo 17y ago
I am surprised to see that after 10 hours of this item being posted I am the only to respond. I think the CEO was absolutely correct and should be praised for his leadership in this matter. No company is perfect, Craigslist included, but t

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