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Ask HN: Why is applying for jobs such a pain?
18 points by malthaus 10y ago|19 comments
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by malthaus 10y ago
I just put in my YES vote for the upcoming Swiss vote on the topic. It won't get through mainly due to it being a very high-level proposal with too many questions open and a rather weak supporter camp. They could have done a better job
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by malthaus 11y ago
In general, yes. But are Google & Facebook the right vehicle for that? I prefer the SpaceX approach and so should any rational investor.
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by malthaus 11y ago
Unfortunately they are big enough to fuel a lot of the irrational valuation exuberance in the startup world as exiting to e.g. Facebook is a valid exit strategy instead of building a standalone (and profitable) business. Besides, the giants
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by malthaus 11y ago
Xanax. It's a miracle drug at least for me. Just be cautious and don't take it when you have addictive tendencies and best to discuss with a doctor of course. I also don't drink when i take them. I usually fly long-distance o
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by malthaus 11y ago
and how many day traders made significant losses? or will we hear about his next bold trade when he loses everything again? those articles always read like smart money recruiting more dumb money into the markets.
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by malthaus 11y ago
growing revenue is not just important, it's the reason for existence of every business! getting everybody to drink the kool-aid all the way to the bursting bubble isn't that appealing outside of the silicon valley cloud. you might
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by malthaus 11y ago
I did Relex Smile in Bangkok, Thailand 2 months ago and am very happy. Can only recommend this procedure as it's quite uninvasive (at least compared to the older approaches). I've had all pre-exam checks & the surgery on one d
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by malthaus 12y ago
Ah - the pain of path dependence
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by malthaus 12y ago
Of course we (or better: silicon valley startups) are in a bubble, fueled by cheap money and short memory. And of course the VC-ecosystem is denying that for as long as possible. Nobody is saying that the 1bn+ club startups are not adding v
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JavaScript – An Adventure (Part 1)(medium.com)
1 points by malthaus 12y ago|0 comments
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by malthaus 12y ago
Getting (especially non-EU) foreigners to work here is actually a huge problem, increasing in future with upcoming changes to immigration law. A good thing of Google betting on Switzerland might be some increased lobbying around that topic
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by malthaus 12y ago
so how are they supposed to improve/tune search results? that's the first metric i'd like to know.
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by malthaus 12y ago
The fundamental issue was the geekiness of it all. Look at the lengths Apple was going to show Apple Watch as something fashionable when introducing it. Google failed and projects a worse image than a bluetooth headset or a Segway. The came
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by malthaus 12y ago
Could be for accounting reasons though. it might be beneficial to shift some money spent elsewhere into R&D
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by malthaus 12y ago
with every dotcom headline i'm thinking back of his days during the '99 boom where he was a "prominent" figure in german television with his hacking skills and millionaire-lifestyle which was all just for show. he's
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by malthaus 12y ago
why are they doing that - just because they can and it's a great headline? if i were a google shareholder i'd rather have them return excess money than go on those pet / "greenwashing" projects
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by malthaus 12y ago
how cynical is it to demand this of your employees when you are the founder with 10-100% of the equity? and how easily impressed (or young / stupid) do you have to be to buy into this as an employee? it's airbnb, you're not c
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by malthaus 12y ago
true, maybe i'm just bitter because i missed both bubbles in '99 and the one now to raise some money and flip a startup. :) i respect everyone who starts a business, it's tough (and success is heavily influenced by luck &
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by malthaus 12y ago
as someone geographically & logically outside of the silicon valley bubble, working in the 'real economy' and a bit older than the y combinator target group it hurts me to see those kind of lectures / advice on startups.
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by malthaus 13y ago
It's not a joke, it's applied economics. Better welfare in developing countries means better ways to cope with / eradicate diseases.
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by malthaus 13y ago
Getting the cleaner to manage 'guest relations' for this cheap is probably a great deal not easy to replicate. Handling them poorly could quickly result in bad reviews. On the other hand, those kind of profits are really just shor
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by malthaus 15y ago
i'll be there!