nedwin

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by nedwin 11y ago
More than a few of the companies you might call "top startups" hire exclusively from the alma mater of their founders. ie Stanford, Harvard. Still hiring exceptional developers but with a slant on where they are coming from.
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by nedwin 11y ago
Actually my point was that given OP is from Somalia there are a lot of Somalian expats in Melbourne, and Also restaurants, which might make it a more attractive location to migrate to.
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by nedwin 11y ago
What's your point exactly?
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by nedwin 11y ago
Australia also has a huge Somalian community (particularly in Melbourne) = plenty of great restaurants. :)
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by nedwin 11y ago
There are a ton of companies out there hungry for great talent and who hire from overseas, help with visas etc The larger ones will fly candidates in for final stage interviews to meet face to face. It's a numbers game - apply to enoug
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by nedwin 11y ago
Really dig that the first pass doesn't eliminate those who studied at schools other than Stanford.
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by nedwin 11y ago
You think Dave Morin hasn't taken any money off the table? You're kidding yourself.
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by nedwin 11y ago
The number of brands on that list is incredible. How big do you think the businesses behind them are?
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by nedwin 11y ago
Kind of related: Ellen Pao has said she has ended salary negotiations at Reddit to try to prevent gender bias. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/reddit-ceo-ellen-pao-ban...
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by nedwin 11y ago
My girlfriend was in a similar position. Her company knew it and knew that she knew it and eventually came through with a 55% promotion. Too little, too late. She then took that confidence boost and changed companies with a further 30% sala
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by nedwin 11y ago
Well in an up round they would probably participate and the value of their stock goes up either way so they're winning.
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by nedwin 11y ago
Overvaluation is fine if they have put in place protections for their capital, like liquidation preferences and anti-dilution clauses for down rounds. In that case by pumping up a companies valuation in a financing event they're able t
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by nedwin 11y ago
Ouch! Assuming I'm being downvoted for GoDaddy?
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by nedwin 11y ago
GoDaddy | Product Manager - Managed WordPress | Sunnyvale, CA or Phoenix, AZ | Local GoDaddy is investing heavily in their people, culture and products but we have a long way to go. We launched our managed WordPress hosting product a year a
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by nedwin 11y ago
You see these exact same design tropes throughout all newspapers around the world. Remove the language and it looks like three different papers I know in Australia and half a dozen in the UK. Or is this guy claiming to be the source for all
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by nedwin 11y ago
This is going to be used as a case study of why not to let founders take cash off the table in early rounds for years to come.
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How 20 popular websites looked when they launched(telegraph.co.uk)
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by nedwin 11y ago
This is great. Here is a list of 20 (now) huge sites from when they launched. Apple and Twitter are particularly amusing. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6125914/How-20-popular...
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by nedwin 11y ago
"sometimes a company like Apple starts developing something internally so when they do an acquisition they have a pretty good idea on the model and have an existing team to integrate with" Believe it or not they do that at GoDaddy
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by nedwin 11y ago
They're an incredibly innovative company. As an innovative company they try out lots of different ideas. Most of those ideas are going to be relegated to the dustbin. But the ones that work can turn into billion dollar businesses. Usin
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by nedwin 12y ago
"instead of a giant fake fingernail " This is V1. This could be as thin as a thick layer of nail polish.
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by nedwin 12y ago
Maybe percentage determines voting power but there are plenty of mechanisms that can and are used to retain control at the equity percentages we are talking about.
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by nedwin 12y ago
If we forget about the percentages they own and focus on the value of their stock we see that their stock goes likes this: $0 $9m $37.5m $130.5m $247.5m I suspect that the founder ownership percentages are actually lower than you've s
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by nedwin 12y ago
Check out doubleyourfreelancingrate.com.
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by nedwin 12y ago
Yes.
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by nedwin 12y ago
I think they're more likely thinking two different thoughts. 1. How can I hire great people? 2. How can I create a culture where women aren't discriminated against?
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by nedwin 12y ago
Crickets.
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by nedwin 12y ago
Great point! Property owners are the ones wearing the pain, not the government. Doesn't help that landlords are in the minority when it comes time to vote.
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by nedwin 12y ago
It would also not be the first time that the US used torture for its own purposes...
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by nedwin 12y ago
Here's the thing - imagine what it's like if you're making median income in the city of $75k. Or if you're one of the thousands of service workers who are earning sub-$50k yet people on $100k+ also get access to $1000pm

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