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by someear 11y ago
I think blanket advice for everyone is probably not the right approach. Getting a college degree is likely the best path to financial success for most people, but definitely isn't for all. For some, the opportunity cost of investing t
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by someear 11y ago
Not countering your point (since it speaks to the loss of an employee for time), but a primary difference between Canada and the US is who pays. I think that is a point many articles fail to mention when comparing, and they put too much fo
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Microsoft Expands Its Parental Leave, Bolsters Paid Time Off And 401k Matching(techcrunch.com)
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by someear 11y ago
It's paid by the government over there, not the company. Not sure about different places in Europe, but it's also not paid at 100% (at least in Canada)
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Even if Tom Brady did smash his phone, it'd make zero sense(wired.com)
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America Is Even Less Socially Mobile Than Previously Thought(theatlantic.com)
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by someear 11y ago
but at the end of the day, the haggling ended, and terms were agreed upon (it seems). Handshakes done. I think the comments have gone off on a tangent focusing on whether you getting cut out of the deal was ethical (whereas the blog post wa
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by someear 11y ago
I'm sure the media is sensationalizing this particular party, but the key isn't to have parties where women aren't "forbidden", it's where they feel welcome and comfortable. That is the whole problem with the e
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by someear 11y ago
Timing of everything is pretty interesting - perhaps the CEO (Dan Price) lowered his salary down from $1M since he knew this lawsuit was coming. From the article it appears the brother (Lucas) was prepping for this before the whole $70k thi
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Brother sues CEO who gave workers $70k minimum salary(geekwire.com)
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by someear 11y ago
Saying that a 3 min speech inspired 1.2m in investments is almost always silly, even if it was at demo day. It undermines all the work behind that speech, which is sometimes years of work.
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by someear 11y ago
Click bait title imo - article is much softer. Key takeaway is that people are more willing to take risks if they have something to fall back on, which when said out loud, is pretty much a no brainer.
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by someear 11y ago
if stuff like this goes public, people that may have not killed others or themselves, might in fact do so now. and if this site shuts down, another one will likely take its place. (but i'm still hoping they go bankrupt too)
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by someear 11y ago
What would be your title once you've been acquired (or if you went out and got a job)? Dev, Product Manager, or something else? And how many other engineers does your current team have? As others of mentioned, the most valuable asset
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by someear 11y ago
I like to think about how I'd react in the 15 minutes I have between the earthquake and tsunami. How tall would this tsunami be? Quick googling shows the tallest one ever is 524 meters. Assuming the tsunami is that tall, going into tal
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by someear 11y ago
The OP asked how to stay sharp - not how to obtain ultimate happiness, or how to obtain the best balance of everything. Being a founder is probably the best way to learn and stay sharp. Of course it's not for everyone. Of course you&#
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by someear 11y ago
Start your own company: you'll learn a ton, and be forced to stay sharp, since your survival depends on it.
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by someear 11y ago
I assume at $200/month it somehow becomes worth it to keep going as someone's side project? I can't imagine twitter would keep it around for that little revenue (unless the acquihire from last year was simply just a hire, wit
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Y Combinator's Big Future(techcrunch.com)
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by someear 11y ago
What is the current state of traction? As many will tell you, ideas are worthless...and in many cases, product is near worthless too. What is of value is customers. Do you/they have any? If not, you're not really walking away fro
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by someear 11y ago
Subcurrent sends out a single question/poll to enterprise teams every day or every week via Slack. Users respond with a single click, then optionally leave a comment. The problem: our focus is divided on two types of customers (we’ve
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by someear 11y ago
The author should have led with "it’s glorious to feel the wind in my hair", because pretty much every other point in this post is useless.
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Man fined $120 for using Apple Watch while driving(montreal.ctvnews.ca)
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by someear 11y ago
I think you underestimate how much time can be wasted on the internet - you'll still have access to HN!
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by someear 11y ago
some other general advice from my experiences - make sure you handle the case where you go missing. I know I'm drilling down into a bunch of conditional situations (missing for how long? under what circumstances?), but the last thing y
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by someear 11y ago
Entirely an enterprise play - gone are those firms that essentially say "we'll stick with XP". They'll either be forced into a subscription model or will switch off to another platform. This is also a huge win for not ha
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by someear 11y ago
i'm waiting for someone to say they met on HN...
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by someear 11y ago
So true, seems like half the people are there to only socialize or sell you their personal services/consulting
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by someear 12y ago
start your own company!
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by someear 12y ago
would be interesting to see similar stats for the groups that applied. Both along the company categories and the gender/race breakdown.

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