timrpeterson

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   by timrpeterson 11y ago

   How does a company, especially a nascent one like Zeenfits, survive in a space when they've suffered this type of hit? An industry all about trust and conservatism and a company playing fast and loose with the rules? Can it work out?
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   by timrpeterson 11y ago

   This post explains why Trump has a legitimate chance.
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   by timrpeterson 11y ago

   Very relevant. You use the service that you trust and are in the unusual position to be putting your life in their hands without anyone observing what happens. This gets to the heart of Uber's business model and how much collective t
4. 34.▲
   by timrpeterson 11y ago

   Suppressing reasonable dissent isn't a viable long-term strategy. If I were running YC I'd want to hear people's thoughts on how to handle PR situations like this.
5. 35.▲
   by timrpeterson 11y ago

   And somebody won't be getting fired.
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   by timrpeterson 11y ago

   Thanks for the analysis. I'd be curious to see PH's traffic. I get the vibe from checking # of retweets/hearts on their tweets that PH has peaked and are now on the descent.
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   by timrpeterson 11y ago

   Yeah, so it is PR to re-surface that content exactly when the wheels are falling off.
8. 38.▲
   by timrpeterson 11y ago

   Sad irony that this highly relevant comment got buried in downvotes.
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   by timrpeterson 11y ago

   I wouldn't say any of those companies have won. Irrespective of the legal challenges, none have a moat, essentially selling a commodity.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    HN responses are predictable on many verticals. Upvoting happens for: 1. YC unicorns. 2. Obscure programming language news. 3. Medium/Natilius posts on self-improvement. 4. NYTimes/WSJ/WashPost articles on obvious trends in b
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    y2016_2017 == y1999_2000; // return true Notice I didn't do ===.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Can u explain why this is better?
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    Airbnb Manipulated Its Own Data to Appear Less Evil(gizmodo.com)

    3 points by timrpeterson 11y ago|0 comments
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    I like Ballmer, fascinating guy. He cares.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    YC, you might want to slow down your own growth. Your unicorns aren't fairing well. Gotta keep your game tight. -says someone who doesn't know much but can spot obvious trends.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Valuable comment. Also, gender and ethnicity get neutralized when remote employees have text-based conversation, allowing your words to be the focus as they should.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Is the success scaling? My gut says no.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Ahh, can't have a HN thread on aging without mention of SENS. Is this a bot?
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Noteworthy dirth of comments in the normally chatty HN audience. Untouchable subject sadly.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Irony for Nature to be talking ill of other journals' research reporting "standards". Pot. Kettle. Black.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Honest statement: people in big orgs string together stuff in mad lib format to get headlines. Speaking from personal experience, this is the way academics works. From what I can tell there is a disproportionate amount of this amongst the m
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Author here. Using Donald trump wasn't as a role model but because you know who he is and that he makes lists.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Interesting that this piece isn't getting more notice here. Pando deserves more notice too considering that they seem to be trying to do real journalism.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    How many employees?
25. 55.▲
    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    That was like Yahoo in 2000. It's a problem.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    > Everyone knows the party can’t last forever, at some point the music will stop and not everyone will get a chair, but nobody knows how it will end – Anand Sanwal, CB Insights I think we know in many cases. Business fundamentals haven&#
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Founders have options?
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    Stripe is solid but others I have questions about.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    See my clarification later in this thread.
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    by timrpeterson 11y ago

    OP here. It was more a philosophical question rather than to be taken literally.