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by stevenj 9y ago
Is there a way to solve these issues - perhaps even via a startup?
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by stevenj 9y ago
I'd imagine the whole scandal has negatively effected the firm and its future.
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by stevenj 9y ago
I believe at least 50% of SoftBank's $100 billion Vision Fund is dependent upon Saudi Arabia, which recently arrested several prominent businessmen and investors that were integral to securing the deal. As far as I know, the status of
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by stevenj 9y ago
Early in this case means before Series A.
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by stevenj 9y ago
Wow. That is shocking. Has Pinterest even reached product/market fit?
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by stevenj 9y ago
I don't see how me simply stopping being a customer in itself would help them treat their employees better. They wouldn't know why I stopped being a customer, unless I tell them. Perhaps a better course of action would be to write
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by stevenj 9y ago
I'm probably in the minority but I'd pay higher prices for better treatment of employees and better quality of product/service (which I do think Amazon needs to improve upon as well in terms of its third party seller operatio
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by stevenj 9y ago
As a customer, Amazon is wonderful. But it needs to treat its employees better. Fix this, Jeff.
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by stevenj 9y ago
It can still be acquired and/or taken private.
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by stevenj 9y ago
>...but I still won't invest because the fundamentals are all wrong. Trading bitcoin is speculation. It's not investing (where fundamental analysis can be useful to evaluate assets). But a lot of money can be made (and lost) by
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by stevenj 9y ago
When it comes to financial advice, I tell people the following: 1. Live within your means. Spend less than you earn. But it's okay to take a vacation and splurge a little, too. Or if you need to buy something like a suit that stretche
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Ask HN: Best online resources to learn about Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency?
10 points by stevenj 9y ago|5 comments
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200x Growth [DuckDuckGo](avc.com)
2 points by stevenj 9y ago|0 comments
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by stevenj 9y ago
>The only practical use cases for bitcoin as a currency are money laundering, selling drugs, evading capital controls and tax evasion so the least regulated exchanges are going to draw a lot of volume. I think it's somewhat realisti
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by stevenj 9y ago
Ever since Susan Fowler told her story about what happened to her at Uber, I have only used Lyft, and have encouraged all my friends to do the same. I plan to never use Uber again.
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by stevenj 9y ago
This seems to suggest that these investors are doing some form of value investing in VC. VC doesn't work like that. In order to survive (and prosper) as a VC it takes picking and investing in Apples, Googles, Facebooks, Amazons, Airbnb
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by stevenj 9y ago
You can disagree with my stance, but your comment here is pretty rude in my opinion.
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by stevenj 9y ago
I don't write software. But if I owned the WSJ (or any publication) and a subscriber shared an article here-and-there on a forum I personally wouldn't be mad. Perhaps doing so would even lead to more subscribers.
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by stevenj 9y ago
By William Boston Updated Nov. 20, 2017 12:22 p.m. ET 71 COMMENTS Volvo Cars said it has agreed to supply Uber Technologies Inc. with a fleet of 24,000 self-driving taxis beginning in 2019—one of the first and biggest commercial orders for
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by stevenj 9y ago
I pay for the digital NYT for one specific section of it and if I could just pay for that part I would, but there's not an option to do that and the rate for the whole NYT subscription is cheap anyway. I browse the rest of the NYT mayb
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What Makes a Genius? The World's Greatest Minds Have One Thing in Common(time.com)
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by stevenj 9y ago
I understand what you're saying. I think focusing on treatment (especially making it more accessible) and compassion are good things, too. I think many people don't get the help they need partly because they feel embarrassed (as w
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by stevenj 9y ago
I'd like to see the social stigma around mental health eliminated. It's commonly viewed as a positive thing to care about, and work toward, better physical health. I wish that were true for mental health. I wish improving your men
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by stevenj 9y ago
It says in the article that Dmitry Rybolovlev (his family's trust to be exact) bought it from Yves Bouvier for $127.5 million in 2013, which occurred soon after Bouvier had purchased it earlier in 2013 for $80 million in a private sale
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by stevenj 9y ago
I think Snap is an interesting company. I'm very curious to see where it'll be in 3-5 years. I wonder if kids not yet on Snap (because they're too young), will go directly to Instagram for its stories feature in addition to p
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by stevenj 9y ago
If it's in fact true that David didn't first try to talk to Ron about this, that's surprising to me.
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by stevenj 9y ago
What's the name of the company you work for?
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Citigroup, Twitter, Lyft: Prince’s Arrest Touches Many(nytimes.com)
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by stevenj 9y ago
SURELY YOU'RE JOKING MR. FEYNMAN BY RICHARD FEYNMAN -I loved this book for its humor, everyday practicality, how relatable it felt even without having a background in physics or knowledge about the pranks and experiments he conducted.
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Billionaire Alwaleed Arrested in Saudi Corruption Crackdown(bloomberg.com)
1 points by stevenj 9y ago|0 comments

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