mikekij

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   by mikekij 8y ago

   Bonus points for combining "dope" with mathematics.
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   by mikekij 8y ago

   I haven't been able to log into Skype since Microsoft bought it and associated user accounts with their live.com service. I can't find any account credentials, can't get a username reset / password reset, and can't
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   by mikekij 8y ago

   As a startup -> enterprise -> startup guy, I see your 8 years of enterprise experience as a huge plus, honestly. If you’re having trouble getting back into startups, it may be one of two things: 1) employee thinks your risk averse 2)
4. 124.▲
   by mikekij 8y ago

   Ouch.
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   by mikekij 8y ago

   Does the fact that HN is not using this data to generate revenue impact their need to comply? Being charged 4% (or whatever) if HN’s revenue as a penalty would seem to be $0.
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   by mikekij 8y ago

   As far as investments go, - Max out 401k - Max out IRA (if possible) - Of your remaining investible income: - 66% in a Vanguard Index Fund - 33% in a rental property or two Just a suggestion.
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   by mikekij 8y ago

   "To boot, I don't even have a college degree. I've been extremely lucky, and I'm ridiculously grateful..." Just want to commend you on your attitude toward your success. I firmly believe that being thankful for, and
8. 128.▲
   by mikekij 9y ago

   I think I read that Google had, in fact, indexed all of these pages.
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   by mikekij 9y ago

   ...sort of like what you’d expect inside a simulation.
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    I think you're referring to liquidation preferences, which actually make VC investments the opposite of a pyramid scheme, in which the latest investors get their money back first, at the expense of the earliest investors. (Those earl
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    hi @kathomuth. Just want to compliment the way you’re answering to peoples’ questions / comments / suggestions. Too many founders come off as defensive, instead of absorbing what they can from outsiders. Your comments come off as
12. 132.▲
    by mikekij 9y ago

    At the macro level.
13. 133.▲
    by mikekij 9y ago

    Well deserved.
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    Wouldn't the pre-tax nature of a 401k mean that an alternative investment would need to return ~25% in the first year in order to break even with a 401k contribution returning 0%? I'm not arguing that the market is currently ratio
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    Had HN existed (or been on my radar) in 2008 I think that would have worked better!
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    I can't find the original post email, but it was something like: "University of Pennsylvania physicist looking for programming partner to develop software for use in radiation oncology." Pretty short. I was a grad student at
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    I posted a craigslist ad looking for a technical cofounder in 2008. Found a guy, started a company, sold it for a few million five years later, and are working on our second company together. We’re not AirBnB huge, but our collaborations ha
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    Apparently the right user:security engineer ratio is 143,000,000:1. /s
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    ^ This. SEO basically.
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    Google Finance is under renovation. The Portfolios feature won't be available(reddit.com)

    3 points by mikekij 9y ago|0 comments
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    Vacation homes for the wealthy, compared to incomes of service workers who provide services for visiting Hooli employees.
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    Great work! Although it says the best time to visit San Diego is February through November. I guess that's right though; it's great here any time!
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    Aren't these same subsidies available to GM, Ford, GE, and another other solar company? Is the author just upset that one particular company has been better able to build products customers desire in these markets? I don't see any
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    It's time to stop spending taxpayer money on Elon Musk(dailysignal.com)

    2 points by mikekij 9y ago|1 comments
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    Almost big enough to archive SoundCloud!
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    This article gets two big things wrong: 1) Amazon's lack of profits appears to be due to reinvestment back into the business, not because the margins are non-existent. If the margins weren't there, there would be no money to inves
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    [rhetorical question] How is it possible that a company has tens of millions of users, IPOs, and the common stock is worthless? That's basically theft from your employees. Any early employee at a company as successful as Snap should be
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    Hey Richard, I'm really glad to see you working on this. A family member of mine made some mistakes, and ended up spending time in prison. It's been really painful to watch him struggle to get a job, even though he's paid his
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    I'm surprised to see them framing a liquidation preference as an unusual provision. Don't almost all venture deals include a 1x liquidation preference? Seems like a reasonable protection for an investor putting money into a compan
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    by mikekij 9y ago

    This. I know people dealing with this right now. Not sure what the right screening mechanism is.