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by poof131 10y ago
“Okay, so the idiots did it; they broke the UK.” When this is your attitude toward your fellow countrymen and women of course it’s broken. A majority voted for something and they are “idiots”. Democracy is ugly, especially when the majo
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by poof131 10y ago
An example I can think of is healthcare. I’ve seen plenty of dogs in Silicon Valley with better healthcare than many people on the planet. The market is allocating resources to train vets to take care of animals better than people because
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by poof131 10y ago
Your analogy of the pipes seems spot on. I’m currently selling an underwater condo in Norfolk, VA for 40% less than I bought it ten yours ago while I was in the military. Now, I’m working in Silicon Valley where no one can afford a house,
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by poof131 10y ago
I think you may be going into precog territory while looking for a needle in a haystack. Some of the common patterns seem fairly well documented: disaffected male, mental issues, history of abuse, affiliation with radical islam. But most
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by poof131 10y ago
Most SaaS startups take time to get going, about two years according to saastr, so it might take awhile. [1] But a lot of really bad founders have raised money during this bubble cycle. The VCs are screaming about the market changing behin
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by poof131 10y ago
It was a sacrifice for themselves and their equity. What does the cap table look like? Not laying off employees prevents a morale issue and gives more resources to keep building product. Don’t confuse other employees by trying to say it
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by poof131 10y ago
As a former Navy F/A-18 pilot, I have strong opinions on this and generally agree with the analysis. A few thoughts: 1. The services are building what the defense contractors want to build more than what the war fighters want. Knew a
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by poof131 10y ago
Another sad day for government and its inability to maintain any sense of accountability. As others have stated, I don’t understand how this isn’t a criminal matter. Beyond just privacy issues, this seems to fit the definition of blackmai
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by poof131 10y ago
Not sure I agree about advisors. Getting smart people who have experience in places the team is lacking seems pretty critical to me. Perhaps it’s different at YC where you have advisors built into the program and getting ‘boards of adviso
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by poof131 10y ago
You are right. The military relies on INS and GPS. Most systems such as the navigation in an F/A-18 are INS with GPS to maintain accuracy like you described. I thought JDAM was entirely GPS, but apparently it is only an INS suppleme
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by poof131 10y ago
I wouldn’t say there is title inflation as much as command inflation. The services fight over how many commands they have. This controls how many officers they can promote and how much budget they can request. Like other government agenc
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by poof131 10y ago
There’s little downside protection from bankruptcy or from a fire sale to strategic investors who are waiting for bankruptcy. A friend recently left a startup that had raised over $100M where the whole executive team was celebrating an $80
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by poof131 10y ago
You make a great point. I probably wouldn't work for a startup that doesn't extend the exercise period. Fortunately, people are pushing for this and I think it is great for employees. [1, 2] Strong signal that the company thinks
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by poof131 10y ago
But what if we could lift 100's of millions more if the american upper class contributed more. It's not that the task isn't worth doing but if that is the point, we should all be choosing to do it together.
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by poof131 10y ago
Options are your right to equity or ownership of the company. So you experience some of the upside as well as risk some of the downside. The problem is equity is serving two purposes. On one hand, it represents ownership of the company, t
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by poof131 10y ago
It’s fairly disingenuous to use the fundraising valuation. Investors have a ton of preferences that make their shares more valuable. Probably cut that by a third or ask to see the most recent 409a valuation. Walk through possible exits w
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by poof131 10y ago
Sure. A good thing. Or possibly a bad thing if we strengthen a tyranny that can’t find a path to freedom for its people. History will tell. What I find most upsetting though is that much of this comes at the expense of the american middl
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by poof131 10y ago
Agree with your first point, but somewhat disagree with the inspiration quote. After a decade in the military and seeing some great leaders in fighter aviation and special forces, competency and empathy are the critical traits, not false b
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by poof131 10y ago
Disappointing, sad, and scary, but not unexpected. You can’t expect matters of life and death that effect liability, public relations, and profitability to be properly investigated and resolved by the entities directly involved. When an a
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by poof131 10y ago
1. While you need a lawyer for advice and to cover your ass, lawyers can’t lead. Lawyers offer advice and dot i’s. Weak leaders delegate their responsibilities to lawyers. 2. You need to assess your culture. Is this one bad apple or is t
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by poof131 10y ago
Totally disagree. We’re sitting at almost zero percent interest rates because the fed can’t take their foot off the pedal. More isn’t going to help bring back the middle class. Volker broke the stagflation of the 70s and is probably the
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by poof131 10y ago
nostrademons, love your name and comments but disagree with a few points. >>> That's not the Silicon Valley mindset Having grown up in the heart of the valley, Palo Alto, traveled the country and the world in the military, and
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by poof131 10y ago
Corporate profits have benefited greatly which thus benefits all who own stocks (top 20%). Wages have been crushed which negatively impacts the other 80%. [1] Personally, on a whole I feel we’ve lost as Americans and disagree with the par
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by poof131 10y ago
The problem is you can exit silicon valley, but you can’t exit the silicon valley mindset. Where can you go work where you can believe that your employer has your best interests at heart, where you don’t have to worry about them outsourcin
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by poof131 10y ago
Congratulations. What a great way to prove out the usefulness of your service. Minimal effort to fulfill a need. 1. Try to form a relationship with the companies whose APIs you depend upon. Try to find out their plans for the APIs, if th
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by poof131 10y ago
I believe some of them do and that’s a major reason populist politicians are becoming in favor. Would be interesting to see the average asset ownership between supporters of the traditional candidates Clinton/Cruz and outside candidat
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by poof131 10y ago
This is ridiculous. It illustrates that most central banks’ primary mission has become asset price inflation (primarily the stock market) more than anything else. Pension funds, retirement savings, the top 1%’s majority of assets, and so
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by poof131 11y ago
Office romances are fine. Even in the military, relationships between coworkers are accepted. It’s part of life. What’s not accepted is hitting on or dating your subordinates. One, it’s inappropriate since the subordinate may feel force
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by poof131 11y ago
I agree. Follow the money. I think all war profit should be nationalized. No corporate gain from killing people in foreign countries. Then at least greed won’t be a motivation. Are we safer? I’m not sure, probably not. We did deal with
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by poof131 11y ago
I agree on governance, but disagree on how to get there. One, I wouldn’t say SOCOM was the problem and call the operators assassins. The military started off stupid, dropping a bomb on every person planting an IED. Then people got smarter

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