retiredcoder

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by retiredcoder 7y ago
Can’t they borrow on margin in the UK? Maybe also risky (or riskier) than an interest only loan?
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by retiredcoder 7y ago
I also would like to reiterate that her context used to be different before - no judgements. As a competitive pro athlete, you are constant asked and in check with your body and/or emotions. There is also a greater sense of protection&
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by retiredcoder 7y ago
“Let’s just put some number in those boxes”, next thing you know it is signed on blood...
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by retiredcoder 7y ago
The matching start-up TL to mid-level FAANG seems fair to my observations.
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by retiredcoder 7y ago
Not GP but I would be prepared as one would in any company, bigCo or startup when discussing compensation. I.e.: Be prepared for a money conversation and have a Plan B ready to execute.
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by retiredcoder 7y ago
This is one of biggest recent learnings. If you go to start up, make sure to understand also the legislation around labor, private contracts and equity. You will be dealing with people personalities much closer than in a big co.
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by retiredcoder 7y ago
You are right (well at least from my experience). For a long time I decided to believe that people weren’t that selfish until I worked for this start-up where the CEO openly admitted that he didn’t want reward employees with options. Yet, a
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by retiredcoder 8y ago
I guess my motivation was more to dwelve on historical fact European immigration to Brazil could make easier for European Brazilians descendants to immigrate back to Europe legally? Yet, I suspect it is not as much as it could be.
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by retiredcoder 8y ago
I would like to see some stats on Brazilian immigration in Europe vs USA, both legal and ilegal. Sometimes, Brazilians in US are categorized as Latinos but in reality, outside Boston and maybe Florida, there isn’t that expressive Brazilian
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by retiredcoder 8y ago
Unrelated but not everyone can be a body builder. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myostatin
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by retiredcoder 8y ago
US immigration laws aren’t just economical but also rooted on how the country was built, by immigrants (eg jus-solis and diversity ratios). Particularly to the H1b, the discussion is about cost of transaction (I.e.: changing jobs). There is
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by retiredcoder 8y ago
Yeah, that’s pretty easy for a web App. Things aren’t that simple for companies with more complex stack, like embedded systems for example.
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by retiredcoder 8y ago
True to that. Software engineering isn’t just web apps.
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by retiredcoder 8y ago
Something tells me it is less about basic finance or accounting but more about private contracts between the founder team or whoever has control of the company and private investors. Most of the employees are not given access to those terms
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by retiredcoder 8y ago
After 10+ years in the industry, I let myself fall the “passion at work, coworkers are your friends, etc”. I don’t know why... I guess I was a bit tired to be always cynical and let my guards down. After quitting, I then realized that I was
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by retiredcoder 8y ago
After 5 jobs, I can tell you it will never be an easy call, even if you dont really like the job, company is sinking, bad management, etc. But like the initial commenter said, less attachment helps and time will perspective.