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by tryitnow 14y ago
This is why I don't pay for access to the NYT. Brooks is comparing the best elements of the old elites to the worst elements of the new elite. There's certainly a leadership ethos among the new elites. Try walking around an Ivy Leagure ca
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by tryitnow 14y ago
Someone should send this article to every young person starting out in business, whether they're and entrepreneur or not. Biz Dev is usually considered more prestigious because partnerships of one sort or another can move a lot of volume qu
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by tryitnow 14y ago
This is a great idea. I think there's a big opportunity for community based housing in general. I tried living in such a community, but it was in the co-housing tradition and required collective participation in chores. Ummm, no thanks. B
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by tryitnow 14y ago
You're right. People should be clearer when touting the benefits of SV. It's really about VC-backed startups that require venture capital (VC's are notoriously adverse to funding faraway startups) and that require access to talent that's w
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by tryitnow 14y ago
I can't see how you would be making a mistake. To each their own. I love the Bay not just for the business environment, but for the cultural environment, which is just about as unique as the entrepreneurial environment. I feel confident t
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by tryitnow 14y ago
Are we sure it's really $1,200/month? Monthly rates may be a lot lower - if the renter agrees to a longer term lease. Nightly rates are a lot more because the hostel managers have to manage capacity more aggressively. The article just men
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When I have more time, I'd like to look into just how WB grew so fast. What's really impressive is the logistical and operations side (the marketing and publicity are awesome too, but less impressive than coming out of nowhere to ship so m
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by tryitnow 14y ago
Honestly, this is by far the best explanation of Musk's success I've seen. Target calcified industries where great talent is under utilized.
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by tryitnow 14y ago
this article highlights a need I've experienced too: something to replace craigslist. That something is not AirBnB - short-term and long-term rentals are very different. It's just not the rentals market either, every part of CL is horrible
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by tryitnow 14y ago
This article is the most unbiased I've read. As a UVA alum I tend to side with the BOV in this case. Virginia is a notoriously stingy state and it's inevitable that big changes have to be made to keep UVA competitive. The current leader o
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Agreed, but then the headline should have been "Guy has a fun time spending 1,000 hours building a neat looking house." What bothers me is the bait and switch. It's bad journalism, but I would bet that the people who find this economically
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I actually think your point is a good one. As for ge experience argument - it's hard to evaluate, so I don't think that's the main reason. A major reason is simply risk aversion. Years of experience is an indicator (a misleading IMHO) of
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I cannot comment on your proposal as someone with film industry experience, but as a consumer I would give anything to have such a studio. I especially like the high volume, genre based approach. I'm just so bored by so much of what is pro
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by tryitnow 15y ago
There's some other fascinating articles on this guys site. I especially like his look into the local real estate industry. I don't share all his leftist proclivities but his research has been very eye opening and informative (and paradoxic
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Personally i use Starbucks as a personal office space, it's a lot cheaper than renting of buying an apartment with an extra bedroom. Coffeeshops don't sell just coffee, they sell a workspace, convenience, wi-fi, etc. Now if one doesn't ta
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Yes, I agree. I'm curious to know how old you are though, I was kind of hoping things would be better for today's K12 students given the emergence of the social web and so much open source software. Maybe not.
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Well, I have little to no respect for journalistic ability these days so I would expect "feel good" lines to be thrown into an otherwise factual story. My issue with the "mindset is everything" idea is that it is, itself scientifically fals
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I am an MBA and I agree 100% with the comment above. I enjoy dabbling in code just for fun and I enjoy the company of hacker types, and I enjoy technology in general: all reasons why I enjoy hanging out on HN. But I am not a coder and have
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by tryitnow 15y ago
The commenter did not say kill the liberal arts, he said to stop funding them. Many of the best thinkers and artists I know are self taught. Liberal arts costs a lot less to learn and teach than most STEN subjects. Liberal arts should be
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I remember enjoying SciAm so much as a teenager, but right around that time it seemed to decline. It got more political (I say this as someone who agrees with their politics, I just don't want it in my science). It got a lot more pop-orie
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by tryitnow 15y ago
My main takeaway from this article and these comments is that it's devilishly difficult to make international economic comparisons. As one commenter mentioned such activities quickly disintegrate into highly subjective "meaning of life" deb
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by tryitnow 15y ago
This is why I read HN, the comments contain better journalism than the articles posted.
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It's wonderful to see the market economy at work. There's a shortage coding talent, leading to skyrocketing compensation, leading to a greater supply of coders. But will this greater supply reduce future compensation from levels it would h
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by tryitnow 15y ago
A similar campaign can be held for any word, personality, or cause. This is more like a political campaign than any form of manipulation. Google shouldn't be in the business of picking and choosing which popular movements should be "penal
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by tryitnow 15y ago
The author's examples are from relatively entry to mid-tier positions, but I still think what he says holds true all the way up to the CEO level. I've even come to think that a lot of the highest level executive activities (e.g. corporate d
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I don't understand this example. It seems like Semler was just given a company when he was 21. Not quite sure how that's applicable. Nothing wrong with it and he sounds like a swell guy, just not sure if it really applies to most readers
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Actually,I think your initial impression is right. They are are an expensive business because of their army of sales associates. It is precisely because of this expense that they can't afford the technology they would prefer. I've always
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I've been wondering why I would use this and I think this comment hits the nail on the head. But why would want to pay $3? Big payments are usually pretty well-timed and don't need to be "instant." Hmmm, not sure where Dwolla is going with
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Yes, I went to university and I actually believe in the value of education. I have the student loans from my MBA to remind me of that. But what works for me won't work for everyone. However, you're point about selection bias is a good one,
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by tryitnow 15y ago
This is wise advice. I have found my satisfaction with life greatly improve once I became content with about 90% of my life and just focused on improvement in one or two specific areas. I wouldn't say universal contentment is the goal, but

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