throwaway503

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by throwaway503 14y ago
That is entirely possible. All I am trying to say is, be it Cook or Jobs, Apple is probably getting to a point where they are actually listening to the customers.
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by throwaway503 14y ago
Well, Cook is definitely coming out more approachable. Even if you look at iPhone5 innards, it is actually the most repairable iPhone since iPhone 3G. Does it look like Cook is willing to be more open to customers and take their inputs? At
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by throwaway503 14y ago
Looking at the recent proceedings at FaceBook, I am not so sure how many investors would be interested in introductions from "The Zuck".
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by throwaway503 14y ago
Really? A reference would have made his career and that to from someone who does not have a shining reputation in the tech circles?
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by throwaway503 14y ago
> For founders, this seems like an easy way to guard themselves against dilution. I think the most important property of a good leader is behave like an umbrella. Guard the shit and magnify the happiness. If someone takes the stance of
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by throwaway503 14y ago
Martin, no intention to hurt your feelings but companies hire people to work, not to enjoy. My first job was utopian. I was the second employee and my primary goal was to build the product. After securing a 2M USD funding in 2005, they th
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by throwaway503 14y ago
dude, I would say at least the takeaway from the whole episode was "Personal Life should always have higher priority than work". Your employer can be replaced, your personal life can't. Even I learnt it the hard way :)
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by throwaway503 14y ago
The entire story about a startup is about money. I hear people saying stuff like "I add value by creating something wonderful", but I consider that a truckload of horseshit. It is always about money and firing people just before equity vest
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by throwaway503 14y ago
If you consider Noah as a good friend, then by definition you do not have an unbiased opinion.