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by vikas5678 13y ago
I think I missed the part where this is a tax deductible expense for him? Otherwise I think I'd keep my family away from my startup. Its stressful enough without having to add family into the mix.
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Fox article - So what if rich people have more money than poor people in 2014?(foxnews.com)
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by vikas5678 13y ago
No, he's an investor, who understands the concept of risk. He's made a bet that the value of companies he's invested in will increase, and it may or may not come to pass. His opinions on his investment however, maybe largely
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by vikas5678 13y ago
While we may or may not be a bubble, its hard to pay much credence to statements like "there is no bubble!" by someone heavily invested in the potential bubble.
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by vikas5678 13y ago
I'm curious to see what people here think of "unlimited vacation" days policy in companies like Netflix. The place where I work has the same policy. I'm inclined to believe this "vacations are for the weak" id
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by vikas5678 13y ago
Someone really need to write about all the side-effects of the technology and finance workers leaving San Francisco. What will the real estate prices be like? How will it affect local businesses? City taxes? Crime? How about we see the trut
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by vikas5678 13y ago
Might not be a very popular theme here, but I'm an active investor/speculator. Michael Covel's book - "Trend Following" was a eye opener. http://www.amazon.com/Trend-Following-Updated-Edition-Millio
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by vikas5678 13y ago
Yes, interviewing developers for front-end positions has been a nightmare for me too. I interviewed about 40 developers to fill 3 new positions. Yikes. "This is how its done in JQuery" is not a acceptable answer! I expect atleast
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by vikas5678 13y ago
I have friends who have politely refused to answer or indulge the interviewer in the algorithm questions labyrinth. As someone being interviewed, you should atleast try to divert the interview toward your strengths. On the flip-side, if a
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by vikas5678 13y ago
"RSA, now a subsidiary of computer storage giant EMC Corp, urged customers to stop using the NSA formula after the Snowden disclosures revealed its weakness." - Just shake my head at this. As news is revealed that all these compan
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by vikas5678 13y ago
Are they limiting the definition of "tech talent" to single 25-somethings? I know plenty of engineers with families who dont want to or cannot afford to live in San Francisco and like to live in the south bay/east bay or in t
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by vikas5678 13y ago
I appreciate the fact that the companies are focusing on this. However, its unclear to me why they didn't try any of this before Snowden leaked all this information? So if no one knew about it, these tech companies were OK sharing with
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by vikas5678 13y ago
Interesting analogy from the author, considering she's also a woman. A poor attempt to force their point across by being hyperbole.
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by vikas5678 13y ago
I'm productive in the mornings. I wake up at 5 am and usually work a few hours even before I get to the office. I'm usually ahead of schedule on most tasks. However, this manager felt I was setting a bad example and still felt I s
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by vikas5678 13y ago
God forbid one ends up working for a boss who insists you put in 8 hours of sitting time in front of a computer, irrespective of productivity. I worked for one such person in my previous company, I have since quit, working elsewhere where a
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by vikas5678 13y ago
Exactly. Another common practice, especially for private companies considering an IPO, is they dont even reveal the valuation at which they most recently raised money. So unknown number of outstanding shares, unknown valuation - this is com
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by vikas5678 13y ago
I agree, makes negotiation much harder. "We're giving you 25000 options"... but if I have no idea how much its potentially worth, I dont know what I'm saying OK to. This is often the case though, I'm quite sure.
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by vikas5678 13y ago
Is it odd that almost every startup I or my friends have interviewed with refuse to answer the "number of outstanding shares" question? Have others had similar experiences?
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by vikas5678 13y ago
The idea of "beating the market" which refers to beating the S & P index returns is quite flawed. If anyone tries to impose capital protection measures, like a stop loss, then there's a good chance they would underperform
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by vikas5678 13y ago
How has low cost index investing worked out for the investors in the Japanese Nikkei? Low cost index buying works if you are willing to accept significant drawdowns, similar to 2008-09. Even if one bought index funds alone, its important to
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by vikas5678 13y ago
I've been through special security checks, inspections, etc. Last year I was carrying something my parents sent me, TSA asked me to take it out, and ran chemical tests on it. I said do whatever you want with it, and was nice to them. T
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by vikas5678 14y ago
"Meditation in action" is usually supported by "sitting meditation" like the author in the link above suggests. In my own practice, I've noticed that when I skip sitting meditations, my attempts at staying aware through out the daily activi
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by vikas5678 14y ago
The "Note" on top. PG says: "The strategy described at the end of this essay didn't work. It would work for a while, and then I'd gradually find myself using the Internet on my work computer. I'm trying other strategies now, but I think thi
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by vikas5678 14y ago
Are you saying stock options are not a reward for their hard work? Its a part of their compensation package, they had to work for it. Its not a lotto.
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by vikas5678 14y ago
Traveling is impractical for many people especially when they have wife and kids, and even if they did, it might be hard to have interactions with people like you mention when you're with family. A simpler step would be joining a gym, or a
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by vikas5678 14y ago
I think this shows how important it is to have interests outside of work. Most of my real friends are people I've met through shared interests, and earn less money than me and it matters little. Pity is that most middle aged people have lit
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by vikas5678 14y ago
I think the negative comments which came out recently regarding possible threats to earnings from the mobile platform, GM pulling their ads from Facebook and the increase in the offering size all contributed towards this downfall. I think w
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by vikas5678 14y ago
Why the down vote for pointing out their guidance?
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by vikas5678 14y ago
I feel the stock might not have the same momentum over the next few days. Although Apple beat estimates, it guided lower for the upcoming quarters: APPLE SEES 3Q REV. ABOUT $34B, EST. $37.49B APPLE SEES 3Q EPS ABOUT $8.68, EST. $9.96
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by vikas5678 14y ago
I went through a similar phase during my high school years where I felt like I was weird and an outsider. When I was about to graduate, I found a gym, started working out and it changed my life. I feel happy for the kid in this story becaus

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