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by mathattack 13y ago
Exactly my intent. And that somehow I don't think he could pull this off here. Edit: Here = America
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by mathattack 13y ago
Interesting. Thanks!
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by mathattack 13y ago
I always assume that the inbound call is someone spamming...
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by mathattack 13y ago
I think they're making a rational call that they can't weed out which ones will make it. So in your example, they would need to invest in more than twice as many at the lower valuation to get the same # of successes. Just being t
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by mathattack 13y ago
It's a pain in the *ss when this happens. I had a credit card # stolen from a locked hotel safe. (It was overseas, I hadn't used the card on the trip, and there were charges to a sporting goods store down the street.) If someone
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by mathattack 13y ago
What makes you say it was from a database leak? I had a fraud issue caught by a bank once. What's strange is they caught the test at a bar I had frequented. That made me assume that it was skimmed. (But perhaps they saw many others
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by mathattack 13y ago
I can't see a bank in the US accepting (and signing) an altered contract. It would have to happen by an accident. They would then find it worthwhile to spend $7 million in legal fees to avoid the $700K cost, just to have precedent for
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by mathattack 13y ago
"The only thing you need is traction. Anything else doesn't matter. It seems insane, but investors are blinded by traction." Very true, but why is this insane? Investors see tons of people with great big ideas who talk about
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by mathattack 13y ago
The over-focus on resume is true across all industries. Missing a keyword on the resume can be symptomatic of a bigger problem. If you're impressing the right people (through work, networking, etc) your resume gets put to the top of
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by mathattack 13y ago
With big data and more (albeit gradual) open sourcing of academic papers, won't this become more common?
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by mathattack 13y ago
Somehow I just can't see this working out well for him, but if it does, it says something about the rule of law in Russia.
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by mathattack 13y ago
It is strange to hear "Don't you need to see art in person?" because I felt the same way about books, shoes and eyeglasses.
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by mathattack 13y ago
So it's anchoring? "This must be a classy joint if they sell $50 whiskey, I'll just have the $15 Jack and Coke..."
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What the WaPo Deal Tells Us About Innovation(progressivepolicy.org)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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by mathattack 13y ago
This makes me wonder if it's a PR stunt. I think Amazon allows them to stay up because it draws traffic to the site. Amazon does flag reviews where they can verify the purchase.
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by mathattack 13y ago
This may be an issue of giving people too much choice. Should users have the freedom to make terrible mistakes? Maybe in Linux, but not Windows. Similarly, you don't want an inexperienced secretary to get your company in legal troub
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by mathattack 13y ago
I deleted the "Let's hope so" because I thought it was editorializing. :-)
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by mathattack 13y ago
If anything the reviews are good PR, no? I'm waiting for the one that comes with the "Amazon Confirmed Purchase" tag.
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by mathattack 13y ago
It is a cute branding exercise even if I hate the Day 1 logo. Maybe they get better over time, with the best one appearing on Day 30?
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by mathattack 13y ago
Maybe because Apple might need to fix the phones? Or their carriers insurance providers would?
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No recovery for young people?(progressivepolicy.org)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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Is Amazon Art a Doomed Venture?(marginalrevolution.com)
30 points by mathattack 13y ago|45 comments
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by mathattack 13y ago
This is the idea for divisional structures. P&G does this by letting their brands fight it out for resources, creating the spirit of independent companies. It worked out for a while, but eventually they found the right structure was b
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by mathattack 13y ago
How did this work in terms of flexibility in the downturn? Did it help that the company was more nimble, or because of a lack of central control? I'm curious because models that work in good times don't always work in tough times
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by mathattack 13y ago
Maybe he'll get to meet with some of his old "friends" there?
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by mathattack 13y ago
He can always go back to grad school to retool also, no? This is an issue in many technical fields, software too. An old friend's dad did his Phd thesis in vacuum tubes. If you can't stay current in your current job, you have to
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by mathattack 13y ago
Interesting - perhaps because I see so many EEs in software or consulting I don't think as much about hardware. I can see how the field can get specialized very quickly, and the first post-college job is critical.
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by mathattack 13y ago
Is this part of a larger issue of the company shrinking? http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2013/06/14/as-it-shri... My perception is they give a lot of money back to shareholders while milking
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by mathattack 13y ago
Some companies hire, some fire. As long as the hiring exceeds, there can still be a shortage. I know very few EEs that have trouble finding jobs.
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As It Shrinks In A Growing Market, Does IBM Have A Strategy?(forbes.com)
3 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments

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