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1. 31.▲
   by reduce 12y ago

   Thanks for that. Great stuff.
2. 32.▲
   by reduce 12y ago

   Forcing employees to sign a non-disparagement agreement? -- Screw that. (Edit: force, compel, persuade, strongly hint: semantics.) Saying that a former employee violating a non-disparagement agreement means that it's now a good idea fo
3. 33.▲
   by reduce 12y ago

   No, not like that.
4. 34.▲
   by reduce 12y ago

   Burnout: Whatever you do, constantly be looking for ways to actively mitigate it. Just working less is NOT the only way to prevent it. Everyone has had times when they've worked long hours on something, and still felt great. Think abou
5. 35.▲
   by reduce 12y ago

   Fun is definitely not the reason that I do startups. It's similar to when I did cross-country running for a few years. That wasn't fun at all, not even once. It was painful. I'd say that I did it just because of competitive i
6. 36.▲
   by reduce 12y ago

   Where's - doesn't drink at all on the weekdays, and then drinks extremely heavily on the weekend? Best burnout mitigator.
7. 37.▲
   by reduce 12y ago

   The countries I'm talking about have produced many startup founders. They move to the US and never move back. The successful role models don't exist in that country, because as soon as people start becoming successful they move ou
8. 38.▲
   by reduce 12y ago

   Unfortunately, there's a huge difference in the psychological impact of seeing role models in-person, versus only on a screen. I've experienced this many times while living outside of the US, in recent years. All of the people you