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   by sscheper 18y ago

   Yea -- I found Tech Crunches news very alarming and against the grain. I was at Twitter's office last Friday and their coo told us four times that they were excited to be growing, and to "check out their job board." Additionally, Biz Stone
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   by sscheper 18y ago

   I'm glad Jason stuck to his guns and didn't back down. He's right.
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   by sscheper 18y ago

   Thanks for the help everyone -- I'll be using the local Barnes and noble to browse through your recommended books :)
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   Ask HN: Learning Ruby + MooTools

   3 points by sscheper 18y ago|4 comments
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   by sscheper 18y ago

   Thanks a lot, pclark. I really appreciate the input :)
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   Ask HN: How was Vimeo built?

   4 points by sscheper 18y ago|3 comments
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   by sscheper 18y ago

   In the past week I've been handed two cool looking business cards. One, from a guy that hasn't produced results; one from a guy that has. It's obvious who I'll choose to do business with. The soft/branding stuff gets on my nerves. Way too o
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   Senior Python Developer - Quantitative Trading (120-160K DOE)

   7 points by sscheper 18y ago|0 comments
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   Ask HN: Where's the best place to find Python or Rails programmers in SV?

   3 points by sscheper 18y ago|1 comments
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    got it -- lol... I guess my humor sucks online... perhaps offline, too.
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    How Hacker News Points Work - Mine Have Gone Empty

    1 points by sscheper 18y ago|2 comments
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    I think this is one of the cases where the guys are so into technology/design, they're constantly changing it because they have nothing better to do.
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    By AI, do you mean Asians and Indians? In the Silicon Valley, yes.
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    I'm not laughing at you; I'm laughing with you ;) I'm definitely open to an alternate figure -- I just feel Kaufman is reputable to trust. To answer your question, half a million yearly (465,000)*(12)=5,580,000
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    LOL
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    From Kauffman Index: http://www.kauffman.org/Details.aspx?id=898 "May 23, 2007 – While the rate of entrepreneurial activity has remained remarkably consistent over the past decade with nearly 465,000 people creating new businesses on aver
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    The Future of Risk Mitigation in Venture Capital(scottdig.com)

    1 points by sscheper 18y ago|0 comments
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    The only downsides I see are from the venture capital perspective. I view microlending as being a form of investment that can actually work--that people will actually pump money into. I see this as an upside for microlending; however it's a
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    You're half right on that. I probably should use the word "unbelievable." It's either a good thing or bad thing. We can freely give to others in third world countries; however, current SEC Reg D rules that we cannot invest in companies that
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    I'm a huge fan of Jott over RTM... I can't understand what's so great about RTM ;-)
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    by sscheper 18y ago

    Regarding hirind "quants," I think it's a hit or miss. Quant's are good for throwing numbers through a spreadsheet all day (literally); however, the great ones see the big picture in what they're doing. Most don't. You may want to look for