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by lquist 13y ago
I've only had one interaction with Crunchbase CEO Matt Kaufman: he rescinded my friend's offer to work at Crunchbase because my friend tried to negotiate the offer. Matt was clear that the attempted negotiation was the reason for
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by lquist 13y ago
It seems ironic to me that this story has been submitted to Hacker News, a social news website at the center of Silicon Valley, an extraordinary fount of innovation unequalled worldwide. American "progress" or "success"
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by lquist 13y ago
I hope you guys have the rights for this...
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This won't apply to everyone, but before applying to Walmart/Walmart Labs, do remember that Walmart will ask you to pass a drug test.
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by lquist 13y ago
Entry level (i.e., junior dev) salaries at Walmart Labs are $100k. This is based off of multiple data points.
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by lquist 13y ago
Sure, but that's what code samples are for. If I send you code samples, and I can't explain to you what they mean or how I built them, or describe a variation of your choice about them, then you can assume that I don't know
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by lquist 13y ago
As a senior engineer with 7+ years in the field, I shouldn't need to prove the equivalent of my ABCs to you. It should be understood. You'd be surprised how many 'senior' engineers can't code their way out of a ca
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by lquist 13y ago
As someone who is thinking about shopping his company around: YES YES YES There is no transparency in this market, and advice is especially lacking for those that have no VCs.
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The video is clearly a sendup of an Apple product announcement.
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by lquist 13y ago
Any country that demands that you commit illegal acts to be an effective entrepreneur is one that is openly hostile to entrepreneurship. Plain and simple.
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The Joel Test: Steps to Better Code(joelonsoftware.com)
7 points by lquist 13y ago|1 comments
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One benefit might be separating yourself from personal connections and other "distractions." A luxury most easily afforded by youth!
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This is exactly the price point they should be at. The majority of people buying these desktops are professionals and they are willing to pay big prices for performance.
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One indication that buyers may be ok with this is that art buying (bidding, really) has been done over the phone in the past. Also, try to realize what this means for Asian bidders who may not have the time (or inclination) to fly over to t
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Ask HN: Acquisitions Department?
2 points by lquist 13y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: How do acquisition taxes work?
7 points by lquist 13y ago|2 comments
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by lquist 13y ago
Well, my advice would kind of be the opposite: don't expect a TV appearance to send your traffic skyrocketing. TV is just not a traffic generator. This. Even major print publications. Doesn't even come close to the big online tr
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by lquist 13y ago
jcromartie means that adults attracted to 14 year olds are hebephiles ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebephilia ), not pedophiles.
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by lquist 13y ago
Not sure that your example proves that YC is no longer interested in RFS #5. I think RFS# 5 covers companies that could be huge, but I'm not convinced that I would ever want to code on a tablet.
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by lquist 13y ago
Very hard to read grey text on a white background.
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History of Humanity(en.wikipedia.org)
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Reminds me of a scene from Pulp Fiction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPfPYVVNgVw . Doesn't seem so ridiculous to me.
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by lquist 13y ago
It's a cold substitute, but for those who are interested in life in the American Midwest, Malle's film gives a small taste.
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This. People often underestimate the amount of effort that open sourcing (in a responsible manner) a large project requires.
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No need to be snarky. I wasn't actually suggesting they change the name. I was just trying to explain where the right to privacy comes from. It surprises most Americans that it isn't explicitly enumerated and is built up from seve
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by lquist 13y ago
Catchy name but the putative right to privacy is not explicitly enumerated in the 4th Amendment, but is, "to be found in the 'penumbras' and 'emanations' of other constitutional protections." (Namely the 4th, 5
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by lquist 13y ago
One negative signal for us is if you previously programmed and then stopped (e.g., you studied CS and then become a product manager). Interesting. Why is this a negative signal?
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Dealing with Heroku’s Random Router(blog.cloudcitydevelopment.com)
1 points by lquist 13y ago|0 comments
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by lquist 13y ago
And people wonder why it was hard for 4chan to break even? (I'm not being sarcastic)

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