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by scottporad 12y ago
Do you like DOGS?!?! If so, check out http://jobs.rover.com . You'll love working with us.
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Why do web sites and software take so long to build? And why is it so hard?(scottporad.com)
3 points by scottporad 12y ago|0 comments
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by scottporad 12y ago
We surveyed our team on this very question: 49%, 14%, 10%...and you forgot one, "no dog, want one": 27%
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by scottporad 12y ago
Cats are assholes. We do not have any cats in the office. Full disclosure: I worked with cats before I worked with dogs.
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by scottporad 12y ago
We have some developers that are part-time contractors, but our office is based in Seattle and everybody works here. (Though, we do have have a liberal work from home policy.)
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by scottporad 12y ago
Great question! The company doesn't actually give the person a puppy. They reimburse for adoption fees, etc. So, it's up the new employee what kind of dog to get and where they want to get it from.
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This company gives all its employees a free puppy(rover.com)
14 points by scottporad 12y ago|13 comments
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What is “net neutrality” and why should I care?(scottporad.com)
3 points by scottporad 12y ago|1 comments
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Doggie Bag: Night Owl Edition(roverdotcom.github.io)
2 points by scottporad 12y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Help name our band
2 points by scottporad 12y ago|5 comments
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by scottporad 12y ago
yes yes and yes
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Can You Code Better Than This Rap?(roverdotcom.github.io)
9 points by scottporad 12y ago|0 comments
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Doggie Bag: Programming Sucks Edition(roverdotcom.github.io)
1 points by scottporad 12y ago|0 comments
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by scottporad 12y ago
I'll throw Seattle at the top of the list. Why? 1. The job climate here is ridiculous for developers. Just today, I had a tech recruiter tell me that they were diversifying into designers, etc. because the market is so tight. 2. In
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How I Removed Email From My Life(roverdotcom.github.io)
13 points by scottporad 12y ago|3 comments
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by scottporad 12y ago
I totally agree that Facebook is shooting themselves in the foot. Already we see publishers and brands moving away from Facebook to platforms (e.g. Twitter, Instagram) where all their content will be seen.
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by scottporad 12y ago
I disagree. People who used Reader were early adopters and influencers. Perhaps it was only 8 million users from Reader, but they would have had a multiplier effect.
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by scottporad 12y ago
ha! i forgot that i wrote that blog post. you'd think that between that post and this one that i have some reason for caring that google+ succeed. i don't...i have no vested interest. i just annoys me when big companies with mass
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A simple way Google could have avoided fucking up Google+(scottporad.com)
111 points by scottporad 12y ago|114 comments
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by scottporad 13y ago
I've used a lot of chat solutions--Campfire, IRC, Grove, etc...none of them quite get it right. So, I'm glad that someone is trying to make a solution that actually works.
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by scottporad 13y ago
As I see it, Android is the low-cost, mass-market provider. To me, it's perfectly analogous to desktops: Microsoft was the low-cost mass-market provider and Apple was the high-end, premium provider. With mobile, Android has simply replace
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Android Users Aren’t Cheap (but cheap users use Android)(blog.stewtopia.com)
7 points by scottporad 13y ago|4 comments
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by scottporad 13y ago
Wow! 1. No, you should not give up. 2. You need to find a "coach". This could come in the form of a mentor, a life coach, a therapist. A third-party who can help you refine your goals and work out a plan of milestones to get from here t
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by scottporad 13y ago
Essentially, you're being a salesperson, so do the things salespeople do... 1. Use every excuse you can to give out your business card. Need to write a note for a friend, write it on the back of your business card. Someone needs a bookma
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Startup lesson #1: Reid Hoffman is wrong(geekwire.com)
3 points by scottporad 13y ago|0 comments
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Technical Questions Staffing Agency Recruiters Should Ask Prospective Clients(scottporad.com)
3 points by scottporad 13y ago|0 comments
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5 things I learned while working on the original Xbox(geekwire.com)
3 points by scottporad 13y ago|0 comments
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by scottporad 13y ago
Agreed. I would actually argue that measuring business people is about 100x easier: revenue, margin and profit are very clear metrics.
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by scottporad 13y ago
This author answers his own question--why are engineers valued over business people--when he writes: >> You can fake business knowledge. You can't fake programming knowledge.
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by scottporad 13y ago
Smart kid. It took me 20 years to figure this out.

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