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by mildbow 11y ago
This is interesting in how un-interesting it is. Find product-market fit before taking investment. Because the only reason to take VC investment (for the etype of startups we are talking about) is as a steroid injection towards growth.
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by mildbow 11y ago
Sure, but those were very far from being mainstream. Airbnb is actually still nuts. They probably aren't even to the half-way point in terms of where they need to be to be actually mainstream.
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by mildbow 11y ago
Why all the nay-sayers? He's got a lofty goal. Better yet, it's lofty goal where you can get 70-80% of the way quickly, and if passion serves, you can slog through the next 5-10% throughout the year. But, why all the negativity? I
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by mildbow 11y ago
Not sure why you think those 3 points aren't complimentary. They seem like great + useful takeaways. No, they aren't new , but they are useful . Regarding your last point: nothing is a sure thing. Of course survivorship bias is
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by mildbow 11y ago
Actually, both look for signals of accomplishment and both are willing to take whatever signals you can provide to that effect. Didn't go to a top-tier school? That's ok, let's talk about what you've built. You haven&#x2
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by mildbow 11y ago
how the disappeared from the title. Was this manually edited out or is there a list of un-approved words in a title? Is penis a "bad word" now? :)
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by mildbow 11y ago
They aren't the same job, regardless for how similiar the titles are. My point was the skills required in architecting a solution vs testing a given specific solution differ. So, while you can more easily fall/move into a automate
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by mildbow 11y ago
Meh. I've never seen that work for actual software development, but I guess it depends on where you work/what sort of job you do. I've seen it work for sdets though so who knows.
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by mildbow 11y ago
Sure. But, the point is a "professional software development job", not "something to do with computers"
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by mildbow 11y ago
There are people saying they will hire you. See how much they want to pay you and if the position sounds like a good stepping stone. See if you can talk yourself into giving it a try. Personally, I think you probably aren't ready to ac
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by mildbow 11y ago
Random dude who learns basic scripting says he's not good enough to be a software dev -> people chime in disagreement. But, try to actually take them up on the offer and you'll probably find yourself jumping through programmin
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by mildbow 11y ago
You are being a good short-term team member, but that might not be the best for you or the team in the long-term. If you/other senior devs are getting the same random questions, maybe create a faq/run book? I've usually made
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by mildbow 11y ago
That makes sense. I like the idea also of using it as a quick refresher to remind everyone/yourself what you were doing X days ago esp. during review time. Thanks!
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by mildbow 11y ago
From your team's perspective: It's so team members can get in touch if they need to. It's also about signaling when team members can't get in touch. Both are important since they are implicit to an office but something y
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by mildbow 11y ago
The 9-5 premise is about having regular hours (whatever they are) so team members can get in touch if they need to. It's also about signaling when team members can't get in touch. Both are important since they are implicit to an
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by mildbow 11y ago
I've found, after coding+managing remotely[0], that it takes a specific set of traits to be a successful remote worker. - strong work ethic: no one needs to tell you that it's time to start working for the day/after lunch etc
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by mildbow 11y ago
I still wouldn't be wrong: few people, not no people. But, still all those examples seem more like a one-way broadcast/exceptions rather than a conversation or a start to a conversation rather than the body of one. But maybe I
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by mildbow 11y ago
Here's where I think pg is coming from: 1) you are going to be writing about something you know 2) you are going to be writing to "people like you" 3) you are going to be read by, maybe as a product of 1 and 2, people at your
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by mildbow 11y ago
This guy has a megaphone that you are trying to rent. Why are you trying to rent TC's megaphone? It is TC's megaphone right? Dude's got quite a few asks for being a rando-pseudo-journalist. So, I suggest you take that time an
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by mildbow 11y ago
Well, turns out that people with significant amounts of money will always find/have ways to leverage that money to affect change. What you would call political power. What I am suggesting is to allow the common man the same power.
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by mildbow 11y ago
Yeah, I know about compound interest. Truly. What I was trying to say is money can mostly be made up even if you don't strike it rich. Same amount of money? Maybe not. But enough to have the same order lifestyle as you would otherwis
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by mildbow 11y ago
How big a deal really, in the grand scheme of things, is the destruction of personal finances in your early 20s to 30s? If it helps, compare starting a startup to getting a PhD or MBA etcs. In most other skilled professions, people start ac
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by mildbow 11y ago
Ugh. Don't listen to a puffed up experts or self-assigned gate-keepers rehashing generic fluff (click-baity title included!) to get out another tired blogpost. The only takeaway from this post should be: find mentors so you can acceler
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by mildbow 11y ago
Beyond the snarkiness, people seem to be hating on this because 1. hey, I pay taxes too, but I don't act entitled to say how it's spent. 2. welcome to the real world. Take a moment to think about how "wrong" those two st
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by mildbow 11y ago
You are doing it again. "killing you and yours"? Give me a break. If rebellion or change is what you really want to affect, then you would be better served to look into how Gandhi managed to win against overwhelming odds, rather t
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by mildbow 11y ago
Yup. This isn't the first account I've heard of this. I personally haven't been targeted, but every interaction with a LEO seems to be shit. Where I am being treated as a criminal by default. I had a traffic stop a few mo
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by mildbow 11y ago
ugh. > Sure, go ahead if you want a 2nd Civil War, we know our 20th Century history. Never again are not empty words to us. That sort of sentiment and posturing is very core of what is wrong with the "gun-ownership" movement.
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by mildbow 11y ago
Not incompetent. Rather, the "police can do no wrong" mentality is to engrained within their ranks (and those policing them) that standards of behaviour have drastically been lowered. Just the term "suicide by cop" is i
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by mildbow 11y ago
Is the US ipso facto a police state at this point? Well, maybe not. Because "police state" implies a level of involvement by the government/politicization in an organized way. When I think about what interactions I'm wor
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by mildbow 11y ago
> Many people are just passive. Doesn't mean they want what they have. Definitely worth repeating. Probably causes at least #5 and #8.

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