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   by mathattack 12y ago

   Thanks! I had Making Software on my bookshelf, and someone "borrowed" it. I'll need to "borrow" it back. :-) The challenge from it's intro was that anyone in the field will overstate the truth in the resear
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   by mathattack 12y ago

   It seems like they're closing down in a clean and responsible way.
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   by mathattack 12y ago

   I'm curious from anyone who has read through these... How solid scientific footing are these on? Is it closer to mathematics, or closer to psychology? (Proofs tend to stick more in the former than the latter)
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   by mathattack 12y ago

   "Oh sh*t we should have gotten in at 3"? :-)
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   by mathattack 12y ago

   You can, but many investors are concerned about the stock market as a whole being overpriced. "Bonds are overpriced, Commodities are overpriced, Equities are overpriced, and Real Estate is overpriced. When rates go up they will all t
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   by mathattack 12y ago

   I worked at a large consultancy (who creates custom expense systems amongst other things) and their internal system was beyond awful, so I understand that other alternatives are pretty bad. That said, my (small) company uses Excel, and the
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   YCombinator Data 2014 data science startups(mlwave.com)

   1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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   by mathattack 12y ago

   Mark - It's natural for us to assume people are "talking their book" when they give advice. (How many CEOs talk about "Working for passion" as an excuse to underpay?) Thank you anyway for joining us here to share y
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   by mathattack 12y ago

   Very good book. He will be revered, but he was behind some scandals back in the day.
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    He's got to be on top of all the industry trends. Say what you will about Larry, he is on top of this.
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    I think you're right. At first I thought it would be to bring out a knife fight. In reflection, it seems like they're going towards a triumvirate similar to Google. Larry wants to be Eric Schmidt, but can't be if he's
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    Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Steps Down, Catz and Hurd Named CEOs(cnbc.com)

    4 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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    Larry Ellison Stepping Down as Oracle CEO(money.cnn.com)

    2 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    "At some point you have to build a real business, generate real profits" The companies that seem to be able to switch off the growth and become cash flow positive will be fine no matter what.
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    It takes guts to open source yourself. It also highlights that so much of the value comes from the in person meetings - sharing of ideas and networking.
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    Genetic algorithms for modelling and optimisation (2005)(sciencedirect.com)

    1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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    Regression Models to Estimate County-Level Racial Health Disparities [pdf](support.sas.com)

    1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    I find the most interesting thing about this article is the writer - Gassee. I am curious what the opinion on him is from current Apple employees and Apple watchers. Has time improved or hurt his reputation?
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    At least the name is kind of cool. I was hoping they'd be related to a butler service.
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    The younger generation is probably less familiar with Dick Tracy to appreciate the watches.
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    Recovering from Selection Bias in Causal and Statistical Inference [pdf](ftp.cs.ucla.edu)

    22 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    I find much to disagree with here. My sample size (5 or 6?) is small, but I've found the Waterloo folks to be solid. Just to touch on some comments: > 1) UoW has a really low requirement for entry, of my class many students went to
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    The challenge is the mini-deadlines are externally driven. "How much revenue will we report to our VC and/or Wall Street?" Otherwise sales would just be a rolling commission with no end dates.
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    Statistical Inference, the big picture (2011) [pdf](stat.cmu.edu)

    3 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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    Making a Bayesian model to infer Uber rider destinations(blog.uber.com)

    4 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    Having multiple stages of the process is perfectly ok. The risk is offloaded to those who can bear it. Small teams of very young people can take home run like risks by bootstrapping. YC diversifies the Angel risk by giving lots of advice
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    "So it shouldn’t be surprising that venture capital firms are starting to worry that YC might start elbowing into the capital allocation part of the businesses." It seems like YC currently doesn't have the whole Investor Rela
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    A couple observations... 1 - If you're good enough to be accepted by one incubator, you have an incubator-worthy idea and team. If they go away, another will arrive. 2 - The person forcing your hand is trying to use their temporary le
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    Also about how many options you have for yourself. You never want to put yourself in a situation where you might get an exploding offer without something else in hand. Unfortunately I didn't follow this advice when recently buying a c
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    by mathattack 12y ago

    It's not the same as job interview exploding offers, but the thought process behind it is the same. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/11/26.html