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by modi15 8y ago
The problem is not Google. The problem is that the government is unable to get his head around an internet based monopoly. Google shouldnt be allowed to host more than 50% of searches by law. In any other industry enjoying a monopoly positi
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by modi15 8y ago
Having being a CEO for around 10 years singly mindedly focussed on a single company, I am coming around to the view that maybe running multiple companies is better. Though most people here would disgaree with me, and even me myself 5 years
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by modi15 8y ago
Thats because you are not a part of that society. Once you do become, you will realise that it comes with its own baggage.
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by modi15 8y ago
If America would have been poor, he would have blamed racism, guns and ignorance for the same.
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by modi15 8y ago
> Having said that, Indians solicit social approval as a report card that evaluates their life. Ask any psychologist and they will confirm that 'soliciting social approval as a report card to evaluate their life' is basically a
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by modi15 9y ago
I didnt mean to imply that the perception is entirely fair. Infact, I think everyone should take a sabbatical and for more years. It helps in your personal growth which enriches your professional approach. That being said, the red flag is h
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by modi15 9y ago
Its a red flag. If you are capable of taking of for an year, whats stopping you from taking off again. No one wants to hire someone who will leave after sometime. And there are probably other hires who dont have this red flag.
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by modi15 9y ago
Could you elaborate a little bit on how you got started with Ashtanga Yoga ? Any book or yogashaala recommendation ?
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by modi15 9y ago
VC funds is where founders go to retire. Im not sure why this is a big/good deal - afaik, its a waste of talent. The only people who can sustain investor jobs are the MBA hacks driven primarily by money and fomo. I have yet to meet a s
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by modi15 9y ago
I suspect facebook is doing an even sinister version of this in India. It runs what is called an free mobile authentication service for startup called Account kit. A lot of apps use it to authenticate mobile numbers because it s free. Howev
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by modi15 9y ago
There is no line. The state shouldnt intervene in business as much as possible. But search is at the core of the internet and an increasingly connected society. Its too important to be allowed in the hands of a single company. Wikipedia doe
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by modi15 9y ago
If Ford motor owned 90% of the market share close for a decade in car manufacturing, then there would be a case to split it up also. Search is at the core of the internet. It is too important to be allowed in the hands of a single player.
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by modi15 9y ago
Might be ok as long as the virtual company is independently owned. Nothing stops them from selling the same function to other companies also. That being said, I havent completely thought through this strategy - it might require additional r
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by modi15 9y ago
I have commented on one possible strategy here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16046871 TLDR; cap number of employees for big tech
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by modi15 9y ago
The problem is not SEO updates. The problem is that there is only Google and no one else. Google, under Eric Smidt,start prioritizing big/branded sites over mom-and-pop. Nothing wrong with it - their search, their choice. The problem i
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by modi15 9y ago
From the article: > "Paul and I are aligned because we both agree that mom-and-pop or small publishers no longer have a sustainable business," Heckman said in an interview. "It's over." This is the biggest reason
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by modi15 9y ago
80-year-olds looking and feeling like teenagers is stretching it, but Yoga is magical in making you look/feel younger.
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by modi15 9y ago
> Why is it not ok for tech companies to be big, but a-ok for telecom, oil, banks, law firms, audit firms, and all the other traditional companies to be huge? The thing which makes tech companies different from every other is the 'i
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by modi15 9y ago
I agree its extremely unlikely too happen in the US. However, most big tech companies arent seen to be clearly alligned to Trump - so maybe Trump has a perverse incentive to pull it off. That being said, I think with the rise of AI, smaller
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by modi15 9y ago
> It shouldn't be hard to regulate this. Just split them up. Actually this is exactly what I suggested. The bigger question is 'how' to split them up - and to be able to do it consistently across ever shifting market dynam
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by modi15 9y ago
Not at all: 1. Even Google itself is too big. It needs to be broken up further. 2. Management control needs to reside in separate individuals. You cant have two different companies having the same/common management control.
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by modi15 9y ago
I dont really understand why Baidu, WeChat etc. are allowed to play in outside markets like US/India when China is closed off from outside markets. The Chinese case is special and might be better of with special treatment.
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by modi15 9y ago
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple - all need to be shut down in their present form. The biggest problem is that our anti-competitive legislation is ill-equipped to handle tech monopolies. The extremely complex nature of modern software and it
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by modi15 9y ago
Cool idea but AI needs ton of work - it mistook the reflection of my glasses on my skin as a scar. Other stuff didnt seem accurate also. YC advise in this case seems horribly misplaced - no point doubling your users every week if your core
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by modi15 9y ago
Marijuana use is widespread already. You can get passively high just by sitting outside one of the temples in himalayan india. Not too sure what this will change.
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by modi15 9y ago
I dont go by the hype. I work in the field and I know whats what. Digital assistants dont work at all and I know exactly why. And I also know that digital assistants which are indistinguishable from an domain specific expert are atmost 2 ye
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by modi15 9y ago
I am not projecting humanity. I am just extrapolating the logic of evolution. There were some humans who did not have survival instincts. They are dead now. Put other way, the class of humans that are alive right now are the ones who had re
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by modi15 9y ago
> The secret to keeping a nuke safe is to keep the radioactive material separate and below critical mass. The secret to keeping experimental AI safe is to keep is (relatively) network-isolated. I absolutely agree. But NONE of this stuff
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by modi15 9y ago
I have no idea why we are not calling for a world wide ban on AI already. Like this is not a nuke - we cant control it. Once an AI turns critical inside a lab - we are done. There is no 'production'izing it. It will productionize
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by modi15 9y ago
When AI takes over, mankind will loose meaning. When mankind looses meaning, extending life will appear pointless.

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