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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
If you're bootstrapping, be wary of the NYC burn rate: your expense base will explode and you're going to get taxed up the wazoo on your early revenue. Worst business environment I've ever had to operate in. If you're se
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
Don't even need to cross state lines in this case - there's plenty of wilderness and low-density space in Washington (even Western Washington) where development is a fraction of the cost of building and operating a facility in Sea
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
Wait - pause - you're going to put me on a blacklist for working without being paid, despite the terms of the agreement? Yeah, go for it. From what I can tell, it can only reduce the number of pompous jerks attempting to milk me for fr
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We don’t have unprofitable customers, just unhappy accidents(jansanity.com)
64 points by sixtypoundhound 7y ago|16 comments
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
There's a middle path: - Find a corporate role that pays a good income and teaches you skills are easily be transferred to your own business. You're getting paid to train, basically. Better yet, you're likely going to be coac
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Morning's Side Project: Working Capital Forecasting Tool(creditscorepad.com)
3 points by sixtypoundhound 7y ago|0 comments
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Redlining and depreciating home values closed off generational wealth(detroit.curbed.com)
9 points by sixtypoundhound 7y ago|0 comments
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Cringeworthy Words to Cut from Online Copy (Product Landing Pages)(nngroup.com)
4 points by sixtypoundhound 7y ago|0 comments
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
Interesting... "unironically one of my favourite scenarios" Why? Pricing Leverage? (which makes sense - you can set a shorter term price and most of surprises should be upside)
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
How far is this from the (now defunct) DMOZ? Publicly maintained directory that I believe was at least theoretically independent of the larger web companies. It certainly had it share of drama, but was a decent human vetted index of what wa
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
I've found the recruiting community to be very self-serving and manipulative. Recent example - someone who I had spoken with (shared the stage) at a conference indicated one of her clients needed someone with the my background. Natural
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
I'm starting to suspect that the best way to interject utter panic into a mid-level corporate interview is to mention an independent business venture. While this may earn respect at the very top of the company from another founder or f
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
Great place to run a business though... cost of living is low. (Granted, you get funding / talent lift from the Bay Area)
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
Depends on the dev; most higher level coding roles require proficiency in many domains and a certain level of polish. Frequently to cover the tail of the person hiring them. I've been paid quite a bit for coding... but the premium was
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
Which is ironic, given what the plumber quoted us this week.
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
Wonder what would happen if we: - Set high minimum wage for H1B ($150,000+ annual salary, set to increase in response to inflation in technology salaries) - Incorporated an automatic green card "path to citizen" into the process,
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by sixtypoundhound 7y ago
Actually, most recruiters I've run into tend to try to force a candidate to accept a "reasonable" offer rather than holding out for the best offer. They only get paid if a deal closes; while it may be in your best interest to
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We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage(resumeskills.us)
1289 points by sixtypoundhound 7y ago|774 comments
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
I disagree with this point. "But one way to address this is to change workplace cultures to be closer to what poor and working-class people bring rather than just trying to teach those “others” how to adapt." The standards of many
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
Intrigued, I fed your site into a couple of CI tools. Some initial thoughts.... - Keyword targeting: seems like you're targeting a lot of product based keywords; these tend to be hotly contested, generally favoring brands and top retai
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It's Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real(motherboard.vice.com)
26 points by sixtypoundhound 8y ago|18 comments
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Zen and the Art of Competing Against MBA’s(programmingr.com)
1 points by sixtypoundhound 8y ago|0 comments
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
Laugh.... reading the comments, I feel like the guy in the star wars trench run that needs to keep saying "stay on target".... The real problem here is business model: expected average revenue per content piece vs. expected cost o
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
For the use case I saw, it was one of several variables fed into a statistical modeling engine that predicted various forms of trouble. Mostly safety and employee retention. If I recall correctly, the absolute value was less predictive than
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
While I feel sympathy for the writer, there are few items of note before applying this beyond Singapore: - Believe all drivers for hire in the US are required to have mandatory liability insurance; that would address at least part of the fi
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
Thank you - matches my expectations. The older I get, the more I value clients who are willing to shake hands once and let us handle it from there (or better yet, send me an email before a project and a check after it). Having some 23 year
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
I think a lot of mid-market web agencies suffer from this issue (going to one of my favorite patio11 articles): https://www.kalzumeus.com/2008/01/28/why-you-shouldnt-pay-an...
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
You would be surprised... also don't rule out middle market companies ($50MM - $500MM in sales) in low-tech industries. Suspect these could be highly profitable clients (yet potentially infuriating, details below). Examples from my day
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
Curious - which is a more profitable relationship, the agencies or serving a mid-sized business directly? I imagine there's a longer selling cycle for the mid-sized business, offset by higher pricing? Which group is harder to serve? (e
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by sixtypoundhound 8y ago
You can actually.... with very, very lean design....

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