mattm

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   by mattm 12y ago

   Yes, exactly. These laws were put in place well before remote work became possible. My mom still has a tough time understanding how I can do work without being in an office. I'm sure many politicians who make the laws still don&#x27
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   by mattm 12y ago

   > My most successful startup was the one I regret (first I ever did alone 100% on my own dime). I should have gone after money 9-12 months in once I had a stable (although needing lots of work) product and 13 clients. Why do you regret n
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   by mattm 12y ago

   Read 15 minutes per day about your industry or improving your skillset. No matter where you start, within 5 years you'll be in the top 5% of your industry.
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   by mattm 12y ago

   Yet, video recording does not make any sound on phones.
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   by mattm 12y ago

   > Paying the $168 would be much cheaper than seeking legal consultation If it is a scam, that's exactly the type of thinking they count on.
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   by mattm 12y ago

   Great job in being persistent!
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   by mattm 12y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I agree it's probably time to redo the website.
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   by mattm 12y ago

   This is exactly the problem I'm solving - https://touchingbase.io Unfortunately, you don't have contact in your profile. Feel free to get in touch. I'd be interested in learning more about what you need to see i
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   by mattm 12y ago

   > The other reason we are successful is due to experience. We've all done startups before, so we know the drill. I can't emphasis how important this is enough I've worked remotely for a few years now and think this is the
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    by mattm 12y ago

    http://www.xe.com/xetrade/
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    by mattm 12y ago

    This is the real reason behind when companies say things like "We only hire the best." It's not to attract the best, it's for people working there to believe that they are part of the "best" (whatever that mea
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    by mattm 12y ago

    In a worse situation is Michael Collins who flew in Apollo 11 but only remained in orbit around the moon, never landed and whose name is not known nearly as well as Neil and Buzz.
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    by mattm 12y ago

    I've always found that when I'm working on side-projects or a business, job offers come to me much more easily.
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    by mattm 12y ago

    > Ditto but for having a podcast the community listens to. Podcast CPMs are even higher, but this is an entire project in its own right. Really? I had considered advertising on podcasts in the past but couldn't see how it would be
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    by mattm 12y ago

    Yes especially if you explain the solution in detail.
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    by mattm 12y ago

    Robot Restaurant - http://www.shinjuku-robot.com/pc/?lng=en I haven't been yet but friends have said it's one of the most wild and crazy shows you'll ever see.
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    by mattm 12y ago

    I agree with this. It's enough for a small blurb about the companies, the technologies and link/email for more info. If it's possible, it might even be better to limit by number of lines. The example I posted uses only 470
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    by mattm 12y ago

    I run a SaaS business which requires pretty much full access to your GMail account (we don't require delete capabilities). Originally, I thought nobody would grant that much access over their email. But it surprised me how many peopl
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    by mattm 12y ago

    Agreed. I recently started work for a new company and they forgot to add me to some services so I needed to request access and then had to wait for them to get to it. A one-click "Add/Remove user for all our services" would
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    by mattm 12y ago

    Actually, this is a pretty good idea! It's going on my idea list.
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    Suggest HN: Stricter Char Limits on Who's Hiring?

    35 points by mattm 12y ago|11 comments
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    by mattm 12y ago

    Saw this last month and thought it was a joke. They post the exact same thing every month - https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=pensieri
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    by mattm 12y ago

    http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/whaples020410.html
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    by mattm 12y ago

    Disagree. It only really works for workers that are actively producing. For jobs that are reactionary (mainly service jobs where customers come to them and they are expected to deal with them) it doesn't really work. You need someon
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    by mattm 12y ago

    Thanks Dan, sent you an email!
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    by mattm 12y ago

    Do you have money? Come up with a marketing strategy and then just pay people to do the stuff you don't like. Getting people to write blog articles, manage your Twitter/FB page or reach out to bloggers doesn't need to cost
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    Ask HN: In Bay Area during Thanksgiving, anyone want to meet up?

    8 points by mattm 12y ago|3 comments
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    by mattm 12y ago

    I agree with this. Went with a "big, fat, multi-employee accounting company" for doing my 1st year taxes. Ended up getting a bill for $3200 for a pretty simple return. Looking into it more, it seemed half the cost was a junior
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    by mattm 12y ago

    I've also seen guys work long hours because they didn't get along well with their wives. It was an excuse not to go home.
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    by mattm 12y ago

    It doesn't work like that though. I'm sure most developers have had the situation of not being able to solve a problem at the end of the day but the next morning you end up solving it in 10 minutes. People need rest. Without re