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2015 in review – 1 year after I quit blogging(nathanbarry.com)
36 points by porter 11y ago|2 comments
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by porter 11y ago
What did your due diligence process look like?
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by porter 11y ago
I'd be interested in this. How was the deal structured? What did your due diligence phase look like? What sort of multiple of revenue range is this in?
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by porter 11y ago
What are some real world use cases for this?
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Tech Incubator Y Combinator Takes New Tack with Venture Capital Fund(wsj.com)
2 points by porter 11y ago|0 comments
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by porter 11y ago
This needs to be a course. I'd pay for it.
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by porter 11y ago
Or maybe a next step plugin that just asks you every 15 minutes to complete your next step. Then you can do whatever you want until the next time.
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by porter 11y ago
The fact that he first dismisses coding bootcamps and then concludes by describing what sounds like a bootcamp as the solution, makes his entire argument hard to take seriously.
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by porter 11y ago
This is the rational choice in isolation. But collectively there is a better solution. The problem is that there's always the (rational) incentive to defect from the coordinated outcome, because as you point out, it's better for y
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by porter 11y ago
Sounds like you mean confidence, not overconfidence.
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by porter 11y ago
Eric Schmidt used to say: "Our goal is to have more at-bats per unit of time and effort than anyone else in the world."
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by porter 11y ago
Death.
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by porter 11y ago
No. At a certain point it won't make sense for a software engineer to code and also to manage the books, recruit, do sales, or manage a marketing budget. You'll find that as you grow it's best to maximize the time people can
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College Dropouts Thrive in Tech(wsj.com)
95 points by porter 11y ago|112 comments
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Status Malfunction(joshkaufman.net)
3 points by porter 11y ago|0 comments
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by porter 11y ago
Congrats. You put a lot of American job seeking college kids to shame.
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by porter 11y ago
When my grandfather's caretaker embezzled multiple 6 figures from his estate and his kids mismanaged it...I stepped in, took over, and fixed everything. Knowing how thankful and proud my grandfather was made the feeling of success and
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by porter 11y ago
The day after the Pearl Harbor attack my grandfather literally dropped everything he was doing and enlisted. Why? A visceral disgust that resulted in a sense of responsibility, or duty to take action. I know a lot of people who did the same
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by porter 11y ago
It's always darkest before the dawn. 6 months is not enough time to know. You will probably feel like this several more times on your journey. Welcome to startups. Since you are broke my suggestion would be to focus on one thing: go fi
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by porter 12y ago
I don't think any company here will tell you it'd be a deal breaker. Certainly it will have an impact though. You could testify but still have a plan for controlling what comes up when people search your name. For example, by doin
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by porter 12y ago
Don't forget about MR MARKET as described by Ben Graham and popularized by Warren Buffet. Also, you are not distinguishing between price and value. Markets can be quite irrational at times, but intrinsic values are not irrational. Ther
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by porter 12y ago
Well that killed my morning routine.
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by porter 12y ago
How late of a hire? What kind of % did you get?
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by porter 12y ago
What does "worked out very well" mean? Also, what do you mean by watching the sausage get made? Not sure I follow.
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by porter 12y ago
I'd rather just get a digest email of all recalls that day or week. Anything critical text me.
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by porter 12y ago
I was actually reading this and thinking, "man, I wish baremetrics broke churn out like this" Didn't realize you guys were a competitor. Maybe I'll give it a try.
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by porter 12y ago
All on postjobfree?
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by porter 12y ago
Gosh, there is no reason to be embarrassed about your mission. Your mission is more inspiring than any other I've seen in the startup world. While all the other 'cool' startups are doing things like "enabling people to w
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by porter 12y ago
What exactly would imply causation in a study like this? What should people look out for so they don't get fooled?
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by porter 12y ago
Great psychological insight here. The intimidation factor can make you deeply want to step up your game, but it can also lead to some odd behavior that results in less transparency. Manager beware.

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