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by tryitnow 15y ago
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: How Medical Imaging Is Changing Health Care (by Bruce Hillman and Jeff Goldsmith ) Agile Web Development with Rails (by Sam Ruby, Dave Thomas, David Heinemeier Hansson)
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I politely disagree. There are a couple of reasons that computers/software have been sources of rapid innovation. First of all, there's relatively little government disincentive to innovate, but there have been significant government incen
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At bigger companies there are often arbitrary pay limits set for non-manager employees. Nobody is going to change those pay scales without making a business case to the finance department. The problem is that most finance people have no cl
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From a business perspective one challenge with reselling is that the reseller "owns" the client. This could be a risk or not. It depends. Do you currently upsell/cros-sell your customers? Do you have any plans to do so? Would you ever b
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This is clearly written by someone who has not interacted much with real-world entrepreneurs. "Agreeable" is not the first word that comes to mind when I think of the entrepreneurs I've met. I'm not saying all entrepreneurs are cantankero
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The article Levitt's article. I want to note that in that paper Levitt found that the increase in the incarceration rate was a the biggest driver of the decline in crime: http://pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/Papers/LevittUndersta... Se
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My personal sympathies lie with ending the WoD and lowering the incarceration rate. However, I think a nearly fivefold increase in the rate of incarceration probably has something to do with declining crime as well. Does anyone have any so
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Course selection is an asymmetric information problem. You're only interested in a course if you desire to learn more about the subject matter, but you need a certain amount subject matter knowledge in order to make an informed decision ab
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I like the intent of the post, but if what you say is true, I'm disappointed. This sort of information could be useful for newbies, but it seems like something that should be in a wiki, not just in an article where it's just one person's op
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I agree. A lot of these technologies will lead to improved outcomes at lower costs (for certain sets of basic problems). Guild professions (like doctors) are inclined to keep doing even the basic simple-minded aspects of their job because
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It just seems like there wasn't much critical thinking in this article. It doesn't give us an idea of the real magnitude of the potential energy that could be produced this way. For example, "6.4 trillion liters" is just a headline grabbe
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This post demonstrates a broader need: How do we find healthcare providers who serve a specific niche. At least for me it's been a very frustrating experience whether I've sought service providers for physical or mental well-being or overa
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Exactly. Words should be based on their dictionary definitions, not necessarily some new idea a biz prof came up with. In Christensen's defense I doubt he ever thought "disrupt" was going to be used so widely (and incorrectly). I would be
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by tryitnow 15y ago
It makes sense to focus on founders over ideas because the idea frequently changes as MVP's a launched and lessons are learned. The people stay the same. YC is not stuck with the business plans that are pitched, they are stuck with the fo
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by tryitnow 15y ago
I'm just teaching myself how to program as a hobby (makes no sense to do it professionally at this point in my life) and I think this is one of the best descriptions of programming I've read. This description also highlights why it's fun.
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The author makes a good point. Unfortunately, many companies are led by people who just don't get data and its analysis and potential for driving change. Many executives got to where they are by either lingering around for a long time and
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It sounds like it works for those who have some credibility already either from pre-existing connections or an exit. I seriously doubt that Angel List can maintain its sense of community and still be useful to those who don't possess those
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Hmmm, it's really too bad the US doesn't have enough sense to invite more of these people into our country.
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Well, even if Republic isn't that great the fact that they got overwhelmed on release day is a strong signal to other entrepreneurs, executives, and investors that the public wants this badly. Let's hope the market responds and competitors
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by tryitnow 15y ago
glad you're learning. Can't wait to see the MVP. Just keep in mind that your final successful product probably looks nothing like what you're doing now. And that's perfectly OK, pivot away as long as you build a sustainable business model
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by tryitnow 15y ago
There's a problem with the "go back in time" policy proposals. If the banks beat the regulations we had in place before, what makes us think they won't beat them again? This is why Taleb is proposing a simpler solution - it might be hard t
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I hope this is just the beginning of a larger trend. I will check them out and I definitely wish them the best of luck. This is a market that desperately needs disruption. Does anyone know of any comparable deals like this?
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so glad to here this. I am curious how you decide which courses are worth pursuing and which aren't. My guess is that it would be useful to review job sites and see which skills are in demand relative to some estimate of the supply of thos
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Believe it or not I am actually glad they are charging subscriptions. For me businesses that charge are a sign of quality (within reason of course). I know I am getting tired of using "free" services that actually aren't free at all when y
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Krugman's article is not very interesting (at least not by HN standards). It's clear he has his biases. But the HN comments here contain some pretty cool links, which is why I upvoted it. I worked in the renewables space for a little bit a
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by tryitnow 15y ago
This is a nice data point. But if you want to know the real deal, don't talk to fellow programmers. Talk to guys in finance who support the R&D function at tech firms. We know all and see all, everybody else except HR only sees data
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by tryitnow 15y ago
Sorry, I just don't see this as a big need. I mean looking for an apartment at the going rate is inconvenient, but I just don't see why the startup ecosystem should support yet another variant on this. Here's my algorithm for looking for a
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It depends on what you mean by "sustainable." Is it going to create a sustainable business model that will displace the whole analyst labor/consulting market? No. A significant portion? Probably not. Will it create opportunities for f
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Hmmm. I agree with the sentiment, but talking about India's lack of infrastructure and then quoting Ronald Reagan seems a bit silly. In most of the world, the state, rightly or wrongly, takes care of the infrastructure. To say that a parti
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Valid point, but I don't think his blog's primary (or even secondary) purpose is to advertise his company, so it might be nice that he gets some sign ups through his blog posts, but it's clearly not a priority. I don't think having an hones

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