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by jpao79 9y ago
I give my kids unlimited 24/7, AYCL (All You Can Learn) screen time on their own Chromebooks that are URL locked down to only khanacademy.org. They learn about math, business econ, history, etc. This really would be a game changer for
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by jpao79 9y ago
Interesting read - suggesting about 5000 units in the pipeline for the next 3 years: https://www.paragon-re.com/trend/new-housing-construction-in...
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by jpao79 9y ago
Agreed, its a long time coming, but it's definitely coming: http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2017/11/housing-pipeline-...
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by jpao79 9y ago
Here's an article from October 2017: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Dogpatch-SF-s-la... 'With new restaurants or galleries opening seemingly every week, Dogpatch is the city’s fastest-growin
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'Announcing it a full decade out also provides a chance for, potentially, two other municipal administrations to do political machinations that undo the pending change before it takes effect.' >> Agreed. I had not thought o
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Definitely not saying up zoning is bad, but the issue with that is the previous 'rules' for the neighborhood did not allow such density. I think what needs to be addressed is the speed at which the rule change/re-zoning occu
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by jpao79 9y ago
I think the current strategy of guiding ultra-high density residential developers towards the Central Waterfront (i.e. the Dogpatch and the flat but underutilized industrial parts north of the Bayview) makes more sense than trying to up zon
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by jpao79 9y ago
Another example is Larry Fink's letter to CEOs: https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/investor-relations/larry... As we enter 2018, BlackRock is eager to participate in discussions about long-term value creatio
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by jpao79 9y ago
With respect to the activism/pushing for improved corporate governance near the end of the article, I like to think it is happening on the 401K and individual side and that the reason it is behind the curve is because 401Ks are a more
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by jpao79 9y ago
Here might be one current example. Are the first two articles related to the third one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Ross#Investments https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2017&
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by jpao79 9y ago
Along those lines, while I don't necessarily agree with everything he says, John Haidt has some interesting thoughts on how to improve capitalism to better benefit society. Jonathan Haidt, NYU Stern School of Business: Three Stories Ab
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That is what two guys are doing. One is named Larry and other is named Sergey. There's actually a third one named Elon too. Actually there are two more named Bill and Warren who maybe actually be doing it was well if you don't
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by jpao79 9y ago
This is the best invention ever for the ones that you do pay 5 pence/cents for: Rubbermaid Bag Recycler Wastebasket https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000RNFEFQ/
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by jpao79 9y ago
Or maybe even just an always-on video setup. Basically use the following innovations to connect an office in SF with one in Fresno: 1.) MIT Stanford Wormhole http://archive.boston.com/business/technology/articles&
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by jpao79 9y ago
If you know C++ well, definitely recommend taking a look at embedded software/firmware development. If you look at an embedded project using a micro controller the embedded environment is still space constrained by available onboard fl
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by jpao79 9y ago
Was actually watching this last night on Deep Winter Greenhouses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRJUUPEKtsI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ6s0mwm2ec Some interesting findings. What happens if its just
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by jpao79 9y ago
You're right and maybe its more about providing the YC participants with a vested interest in the overall success of all the YC companies than providing them with a guaranteed income for life. You'd want to size it to provide enou
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Was just thinking the other day, it'd be super interesting if YC ran some YC Equity/YC UBI experiments within its own network. Basically in joining YC, each YC member would be granted a percentage of YC's 7% stake in all of
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by jpao79 9y ago
I found this the other day. Seems interesting: https://teleport.org/welcome
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I remember visiting clients somewhere south of Reno in some office park in the spring time. They had an awesome conference room with windows which overlooked some hills. It was this amazing verdant green color.
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The key would be some fiber optic enabled always on teleconferencing pipe which connected teams in Silicon Valley to teams in the Midwest. At this point the differential for rents and cost of living between the two locales is high enough t
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That's assuming no cost for parking which is a correct assumption if you are commuting from a suburban house to a suburban office park. But if you are commuting from a SF/NYC apartment to a SF/NYC downtown office and you wan
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by jpao79 9y ago
I'm surprised the bike manufacturers have not stepped up to create their own branded shops as a way to provide/control a more direct 'experience'. Imagine separate 'Specialized' stores, 'Cannondale'
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There's a microwave based ISP in SF called Monkeybrains. From their about us page: "Monkeybrains is primarily a WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider). What this means is Monkeybrains uses microwave technology to create a wire
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by jpao79 9y ago
To your point about someone already doing it, this is roughly what I was thinking although with a more global focus: https://teleport.org/cities/ https://teleport.org/cities/portland-or/ htt
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Maybe there could be a case for a YC startup focused on relocation. The idea is to simplify the process for non-tech people to discover options for employment, housing, culture, community, etc. in the various smaller towns and cities in th
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by jpao79 9y ago
Great analogy. To take it further, what happens if/when Amazon and Google are the only providers of any sort of cloud computing technology because all of the independent computing providers are defunct and no one knows how to make ser
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The concept would be to specifically fund projects and startups which specifically accelerate the process of making lower cost of living places like Pittsburg, Detroit, Fresno more enjoyable places to live (farmers markets, food trucks, etc
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Fair point. I think the main thought is can the concept be revisited? Definitely using a market driven pull model versus a forced pushed model of course. Does the advent of the following change the equation: 1.) Amazon on-demand self dri
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I think the main thoughts/focus areas are: 1.) Remove the pricing power on the primary drivers of inflation (urban land, oil&gas, electricity, non-staple food crops, education, unnecessary luxury novelties) so that people are not i

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