sashakatsnelson

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by sashakatsnelson 6y ago
If you've got some time - there are twenty pages of archived blog-posts categorized as "mba mondays" at Fred Wilson's blog. His content is quite accessible and frequently has good suggestions for additional reading. E.g.
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by sashakatsnelson 7y ago
https://play.typeracer.com/
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by sashakatsnelson 9y ago
I moved to Madrid this past December, and have thought about this question quite a bit. TL;DR: if you can work remotely and live in Spain you'll have a great life. Cost of living is 1/3-1/2 of SF or NYC, but incomes in tech a
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by sashakatsnelson 15y ago
Good feedback on the sign-up sheet. We've cobbled together a brief video explanation of the site - let me know what you think!
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by sashakatsnelson 15y ago
That's a good point on the quizzes - we've added logic to choose quizzes that are more reasonable in length (going for 90 seconds for now and we'll see how it affects use).
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by sashakatsnelson 15y ago
It's pretty scary how much of US taxes are supporting fast-food and other corn/soy-based food. About 0.8% of the national budget goes to agriculture ( http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/taxes/tax-receipt ) with billions of those dollars going
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by sashakatsnelson 15y ago
Another site, similar to ZapReader is spreeder.com. Sites like these offer a really spartan reading experience, but on top of a proven curriculum/methodology. They were a big part of what inspired us to create the first version of readfa.st
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by sashakatsnelson 15y ago
The exercises we looked at were everything from the index-card/finger and stop-watch to flashing words all-around the screen. Based on the small bits of data available and the effectiveness of the various exercises on our own reading speeds
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Show HN: readfa.st - learn to read faster(readfa.st)
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by sashakatsnelson 15y ago
Another issue is that many New York startups focus on supporting advertising, finance or other businesses. Most internet users don't notice these products in their daily lives, and BI is doing New York a dis-service by ignoring some very us