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by skmurphy 3y ago
Not as much as you might think. See, for example, Lynch syndrome. An inheritable condition that dramatically increases your risk of certain kinds of cancer. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lynch-syndrom..
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by skmurphy 3y ago
We offer online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “entrepre
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in September 2023(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
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Builds on Joel Mokyr's 1993 "Creative Forces" essay https://reason.com/1993/05/01/creative-forces/ which makes three key points: 1. "The engine of economic growth is, was, and will al
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Cardwell's Law: no society, on its own, will create new technology for long(skmurphy.com)
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by skmurphy 3y ago
I think it was easier 96-2000, harder 2001-4, easier 2005-7, harder 2008-2010, easier 2011-2022 (March), harder since March 2022. I was suggesting you were judging the likely 2022-2025 funding environment based on 2011-2022 (March). I think
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by skmurphy 3y ago
My sense is that you data set is drawn primarily from 2010 to 2022, the current funding environment has different properties (closer to 2008-9 and 2001-3).
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by skmurphy 3y ago
In “Business for the Right-Brained,”[1] M. C. A. Hogarth taps her experience working day jobs and as an independent artist working artist to offer practical insights on the mindset and organization needed for an artist to succeed in busin
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M. C. A. Hogarth on Business for the Right-Brained(skmurphy.com)
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We offer online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “entrepre
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in August 2023(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
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People are comfortable typing keywords into a search box to find what they need on a website. It seems to me a well structured chatbot can offer at least that much capability and perhaps a little more--especially if it's answers are c
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So it's not complex or particularly difficult to read, but it is opaque, incoherent, self-contradictory, and intentionally incomplete. We don't agree on everything but we have discovered some common ground.
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Starting with Section 7 "the Plague Journal" on page 723 the single narrative splits into multiple streams on the same page, there are gaps in all of the streams, and finally on pages 831-32 there is this "My life here more a
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by skmurphy 3y ago
I have read many of his books, including Dhalgren, which is a complex and dense book that does not make for easy reading. I recommended the ones that were more "hard science fiction" that were full of interesting ideas. The protag
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by skmurphy 3y ago
If you are looking for good books by Delany Jewel Hinged Jaw is literary criticism and advice for writers https://www.amazon.com/Jewel-Hinged-Jaw-Language-Science-Fic... His three most pure "science fiction" novel
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by skmurphy 3y ago
It will be interesting what their Daily Average Use or Monthly Average Use looks like in a month. It's hard for successful firms to rediscover the skills needed to launch a new product that is not an offshoot or derivative of existing
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by skmurphy 3y ago
There are two peaks of entrepreneurship, the 20's and the 40's. Catch the second peak.
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I think people can do great work at any age. Sometimes newcomers look at a long-standing problem and discover or design a new approach that is substantially better. Other times established experts can leverage the breadth of their experienc
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by skmurphy 3y ago
We offer online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “entrepre
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in July 2023(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
1 points by skmurphy 3y ago|1 comments
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They are but it's currently owned by Westfield and in theory subject to the same management strategies as SF mall.
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Valley Fair in San Jose, which is also owned by Westfield, reports revenues at pre-pandemic levels. https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/21/san-jose-westfield-va...
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I share your sentiment but the reality is that many remote calls are recorded.
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We offer online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “entrepre
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in June 2023(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
1 points by skmurphy 3y ago|1 comments
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I think that is normally a good rule of thumb, especially when first party has a track record of accomplishment. It's one that I embrace. I am trying to stick with the original editor and find it increasingly hard as all of the design
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by skmurphy 3y ago
I met Matt several times in the 2005-2008 time frame. He impressed me as a low key guy committed to playing a long game by providing value to his customers, partners, and employees. He strikes me as principled and acting with integrity. Mee
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by skmurphy 3y ago
What is your goal for the company? Arguing about titles seems to me to about surface issues. If he is arguing for the title because of his longer term career prospects he is already planning to leave.
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Reasonable men may differ.

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