mattpratt

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by mattpratt 8mo ago
Caspian Trade, Inc. | Software Engineer | SF, Hybrid 3+ days a week | Full-time We're simplifying global trade compliance and helping importers navigate the trade environment, starting with duty drawback—a tax recovery process that put
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by mattpratt 1y ago
Caspian Trade | Product Engineer | Full-Time | SF | meetcaspian.com We're building trade software that actually works. Our first product is duty drawback. Every year $10B in potential refunds are left unclaimed. Data is unstructured, f
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by mattpratt 2y ago
Caspian | Full-time | Hybrid w. in-office requirement (SF) At Caspian, we're helping companies understand and control their duty and tariff exposure. We're a small, well funded early stage company applying modern technology to one
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by mattpratt 2y ago
Caspian | SF | Full-time Caspian is an early-stage venture backed startup focused on helping corporations manage their duty and tariff exposure. We're starting with duty drawback, a filing that gets companies money back for activity th
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by mattpratt 3y ago
They wouldn't have exercised at that valuation. The options would be priced based on the 409a, which would be much much less than 1.5B.
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by mattpratt 4y ago
money is simultaneously shifting to early stage it's a double whammy
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by mattpratt 4y ago
A problem I've noticed working at larger companies is complexity simply for the sake of demonstrating complexity. In order to demonstrate technical prowess or importance, engineers will push a project in terms of headcount, solution, e
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by mattpratt 5y ago
A list of potential transactions + profits -- https://twitter.com/btcinchina/status/1438041142306623491
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by mattpratt 5y ago
OpenSea's comms afterwards felt a little weak / lacking. I'm curious if they are still scrambling to put something together, investigate + determine appropriate action. The community is full of mixed reactions, so perhaps wai
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Employee Information Use at OpenSea(opensea.io)
2 points by mattpratt 5y ago|2 comments
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by mattpratt 5y ago
A podcast interview with the editors earlier this year -- https://samharris.org/podcasts/245-can-talk-scary-ideas/
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by mattpratt 5y ago
In my experience the more common narrative was gaming the system to keep your GPA high. AP/DC/Advanced classes are typically shifted a GPA point up. For example, you may not take an elective (Photography) because getting the top g
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by mattpratt 5y ago
I'd point out that this only guarantees you admission into the general studies / undeclared school. It can still be difficult and competitive to get into the engineering or business school for example. A law was passed in 2009 for
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by mattpratt 5y ago
Similar to this one from a16z: https://cdixon.org/2010/01/03/the-next-big-thing-will-start-... While Aaron's essay approaches the analogy from the perspective of those building, the linked essay approach
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by mattpratt 5y ago
Aftershokz have transformed my relationship with cycling. I've always been hesitant to cycle with in ear headphones for safety reasons. Aftershokz are perfect.
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by mattpratt 5y ago
The Holloway Guide has some goodies -- https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation It's complicated and there's a lot of gotchas I wish I had known. You can read up but if you are considering any of these
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by mattpratt 5y ago
Reminds me of a16z's "dead equity" blogpost, largely revolving around employees with lingering options who no longer contributed their "fair share". https://a16z.com/2016/06/23/options
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by mattpratt 5y ago
This 3-tier presentation is used at a couple places and would caution it as a way to anchor you on salary and equity. A lot of hires will negotiate the “salary high” and “equity high” option, saying they want no sacrifices, get both and joi
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Uber Employees May Not Be in a Partying Mood(bloomberg.com)
1 points by mattpratt 7y ago|0 comments
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by mattpratt 9y ago
> “Overnight, they just came and set this up. They had no respect for this community.” A common narrative amongst opponents of the program is the lack of community outreach. Not mentioned in the article is that Motivate, the company that
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by mattpratt 9y ago
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life - Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
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by mattpratt 9y ago
I recently finished _Deep Work_ by Cal Newport. In the book he discusses a workplace concept designed by David Dewane called the "Eudaimonia Machine". This workspace has multiple sections you progress through linearly, slowly movi
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by mattpratt 9y ago
I'm interested to watch retention through the first year for this card. The most attractive aspect for myself and many was the sign on bonus which was recently halved ( https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/credit-cards&#
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by mattpratt 10y ago
The equity of previous investors feels just as "dead".