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by jjav 2y ago
> > If you want people to help you out, you can't screw them over. > This is a totally naive approach. I would've thought this was the entirely uncontroversial part of my premise! Are you seriously saying that you feel th
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by jjav 2y ago
> I basically acknowledged that my view contradicts itself. People need the option to rent, but rent-seeking landlords are terrible people. I don't understand how it advances the conversation to say that, without backing it with som
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by jjav 2y ago
> Obviously, renting needs to be an option Ok, so if you acknowledge that being able to rent is a useful option, it means someone must own a place that gets rented out. > Buying a house for the sole purpose of extracting profit makes
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by jjav 2y ago
> https://github.com/holman/extended-exercise-windows This is a nice list, thanks! No idea how complete that is, but it lists roughly ~160 companies. Which is nice, but according to [1] there are about 71K startups
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by jjav 2y ago
> an overwhelming focus on compliance rather than actual good security practices Yes, this is sad and mostly a waste of time. However (and perhaps it is what you meant) this is a direct reaction to the lack of that cultural shift towards
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> 5-10y is not uncommon now Is it? I'd be curious on survey data on that if something is available. Personally I've never encountered a startup that had anything other than the standard 90 day after you quit exercise window. I
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by jjav 2y ago
> Maybe they want to hold off until the company has revenue, or hits/maintains a particular revenue or growth metric. It is far too late then. One of the many benefits of doing early exercise is that you exercise the option when the
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by jjav 2y ago
> I guess you're looking in the wrong places. It's possible! I live in the silicon valley bubble. I've worked for 5 startups (and had offers from about ~5 more to know what they would've paid). None have been close to
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by jjav 2y ago
> But until then, I'm quite okay with society dealing with the ugly consequences of its ugly failure to provide homes for its people. This ignores a fundamental characteristic of human nature. If you want people to help you out, you
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by jjav 2y ago
> If you get paid a slightly below market rate and get some worthless equity, what's the big deal? If you really do, agree that it's ok and a fun ride. But where are you going to find a startup that pays market rate? Never seen
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by jjav 2y ago
> And, if you exit the company -- either voluntarily or involuntarily -- you often only have 90 days to exercise your options. This is why I advise everyone that you must early exercise (exercise your option as soon as you start with t
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> Imo early exercise doesn’t make a ton of sense when the company no longer qualifies for qsbs I strongly disagree, early exercise is always optimal if the cost makes sense to you. The primary reason it is so valuable is so that you don&
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by jjav 2y ago
> So you would get paid like at another company but get equity on top and it's not a good deal? How comes? If it were truly market rate (total comp not just base salary) then sure, it's a good deal. How likely are you to find t
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by jjav 2y ago
I think there's a confusion between the related events. Filing the 83(b) form with the IRS is between you and the IRS. Company isn't involved so not something they can restrict. However, filing that 83(b) only makes any sense if y
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by jjav 2y ago
> Getting out for an early employee after funding rounds is expensive Early exercise and 83(b) is a must, or forget about it. When considering joining an early startup ask if they will allow you to early exercise as soon as you start (we
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by jjav 2y ago
> What's a town, then? A town is a collection of suburbs and the parks, amenities and businesses that are intertwined with them.
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by jjav 2y ago
> The only real solution to this is to self-host, locally. Which isn't feasible for the vast majority of people. While that's a great solution, it is not the only one. Do business with providers that are not too big to care. Th
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Not even that anymore, all links show is "Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot." Impossible to see any content.
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> exact same thing that's running on the cloud servers What runs on the servers isn't actually very important. Why? Becuase even if you could somehow know with 100% certainty that what a server runs is the same code you can see
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by jjav 2y ago
> It makes total sense to me that they decide what software is allowed on their device. What do you mean their device? If they gift it to me for free, ok it is their device. If I buy it, it is MINE and only I must be able to control
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by jjav 2y ago
> Plus, I sincerely believe Google is 'too big to fail' Google might be too big to fail (I don't think so, but could be wrong). The flip side of that is that google is too big to care . We all know from countless reports
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by jjav 2y ago
> In the usa, kids only roam free in secluded pockets, far away from the "real" city. The discussion is about suburbs, so by definition it is away from the city core. Here in our (US, California) suburb it is wonderfully walkab
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by jjav 2y ago
> I live in the US and my kids walk and bike to school. You're making wide generalizations across a large country. I've learned from HN discussions that there is a vast difference in what people think of as a "suburb&quo
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> I've only seen an "American-style" SUV once I think two decades ago. If it was ~20 years ago it wasn't even that big compared to today!
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A decent salesperson goes to battle to beat the customer and extract maximum value. A great salesperson looks for a win-win so both sides are happy and return to do frequent future business. Sales<->customer isn't that different
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> These are now stuck with the desperate second rate employees who are forced to RTO because they're not good enough to find a job elsewhere This assumes that RTO is the one and only factor top people consider. Which for most people
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> OK yeah I think that is wrong also. How are you eating breakfast and dinner with your kids if you eat three meals a day at the office?
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> I'm saying that the safety of suburbs is overstated due to the higher number of vehicle miles travelled. Let's see.. Representing city: traffic fatalities in San Francisco in 2021: 30 [0] Representing suburbia: traffic fatali
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If the squatter is allowed to break in while you're not home and change the locks, why can't the owner wait for them to be out and also break in and change the locks? Does the law specifically say that breaking in is allowed by an
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by jjav 2y ago
> > What is it about this issue that makes so many people wish to treat landlords harshly? > Compassion. I don't feel like that's the true motivation. Where is the compassion for the middle class worker who can just barel

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