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Secret trade in Spotify shares – discounts of over 30 percent(translate.google.com)
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by pathy 11y ago
That is likely more to do with them being Swedish I suspect. Stock compensation is a lot less competitive here due to it being taxed as normal income for the most part. Not to mention salaries being a lot lower in general than USA or some o
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by pathy 11y ago
For sure, I actually pulled salary statistics from Swedish Statistics yesterday. From 2014, the latest available figure. Estimate an average of 2-3% salary growth per year since. For the category 2512, "Software- and Systemsdeveloper e
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by pathy 11y ago
I open up my Swish App (owned/operated by big Swedish banks), enter my friends phone number (either manually or via my contacts) and then enter the amount and a message, totally free and significantly more convenient than cash, which I
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by pathy 11y ago
Our company policy is quite standard for BigCorps in Sweden: 8-17, with 45 minutes of lunch. Flextime +-1 hour (i.e 7-16, 9-18). We trade 15 min of lunch (60->45) during the year for only working 7 hrs during the summer, so 8-16 between
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by pathy 11y ago
English version of the announcement can be found at the bottom of the page.
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by pathy 11y ago
>. One example is already happening: Phillip Morris Honk Kong is suing the Australian government because the laws to discourage people from smoking are damaging their business And because they did sue, Tobacco companies are specifically
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by pathy 11y ago
10%? Perhaps a small Mom & Pop store that has tiny volume. Any company of decent size would be paying significantly less than that in practically all circumstances
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by pathy 11y ago
This was my initial reaction as well but I was pleasantly surprised. This is a lot more interesting than any replacement software for BB.
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European Payments Power Klarna Launches in the U.S(recode.net)
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Spotify's new privacy policy generates unnecessary outrage(theverge.com)
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by pathy 11y ago
A very small profit in decline, if they do nothing about it they are likely to go into the red, which will end up causing even more lay-offs. Even historically business have been motivated by profit and increasing said profit. This is nothi
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by pathy 11y ago
Revenue and profit are two very different things. Their quarterly profit was just $105m so it isn't exactly a high margin business. That number was a 51% drop compared to the same quarter last year. [0] It is hardly surprising that the
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by pathy 11y ago
Yes! It is amazing! I listen to it during my commute to work. Plus I get the issue on Thursday evening, as oppose to the physical copy that arrives Monday or Tuesday the following week.
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by pathy 11y ago
Thank you! Very interesting article. But I wonder, can these four questions really capture the performance of employees? It seems better than many systems but perhaps it is too narrowly focused.
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by pathy 11y ago
Seems moderately comparable to SF. [1] Switzerland is generally considered to be very expensive compared to most places though. [1] http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?coun...
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by pathy 11y ago
>"The software firm opened shop in 2002 with six employees. It now has 246. " Surely that is not really a startup?
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by pathy 11y ago
You are aware that ISDS already exist and have been a part of trade deals for at least 20 years? TTIP may extend these rights, and it certainly should be negotiated in such a secretive way, but the ISDS provisions are nothing particularly n
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by pathy 11y ago
They get X million(?) dollars per year of ad spend from Spotify as part of giving Spotify access to their music library. They could of course resell the ad space to external advertisers but may prefer to increase the exposure of their artis
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by pathy 11y ago
It has been awhile since I read up on stock options but generally speaking it is quite unfavourable. If I recall correctly it is considered income so it can have some amusing tax effects.
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by pathy 11y ago
I try to sleep 8 hours per night, during weekdays it is probably closer to 7 but I don't function well on less than that. I tend to drink about 3-5 cups of coffee per day so not that much. I do avoid coffee after 3pm though.
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by pathy 11y ago
They took in the latest $186b in Jan 2015 at a ~ $1b valuation, or about 18.6% of the equity. Assuming the series A was for a similar proportion and that they had some seedfunding and such in '95 it is probably safe to say that the own
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by pathy 12y ago
Probably something like: (Facebook) Messenger Tweetbot Chrome Overcast Instagram
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by pathy 12y ago
It currently takes me around 35-40 minutes by public transport to get to work. Luckily It is just one buss stop then the same subway line all the way, so at least it is reasonably hassle free commuting. I would prefer a shorter commute but
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by pathy 12y ago
Depends on the sector. Companies like Spotify are unlikely to require Swedish but something like more traditional consultancies usually want Swedish. In the multinationals you can manage without Swedish but it tends to be harder to get a jo
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by pathy 12y ago
Fair! I guess I am too blinded by the prices in and around the central parts of Stockholm. :)
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by pathy 12y ago
>3. Average 2nd hand rental apartment (30-50 sqm) 5,000 - 7000 SEK/Month. Its easy to find single-person accomodation. [2] Unless you live far out that sounds low for a 2nd hand contract. Anywhere close to the city it is more like 1
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by pathy 12y ago
For startups I linked another poster to: http://swedishstartupspace.com/job-board/ and "try visiting STHLM Tech Meetup's bar mingle after each event: http://www.meetup.com/STHLM-Tech-Meetup&#
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by pathy 12y ago
8-10k would be for a 1 bedroom apartment in most cases.
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by pathy 12y ago
By and large it is more or less the same across Stockholm, it may vary a few percent depending on what municipality you live in. You of course get some monetary benefits if you have kids and such.

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