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by volaski 11y ago
Most people live their lives just fine without financial independence, because they put higher priority in other activities in their lives. Entrepreneurs are different types of people, they put higher priority on being able to control their
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Since you bring this up, let me tell you what really happens. You are right there is a burnout factor. In fact it does happen and I have grown to live with it. But the cool thing about burnout is it doesn't last forever. If you have lo
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by volaski 11y ago
I work 40hr/week yet I have plenty of time to work on my stuff. Of course it would be much better if I could fully commit to my project but hey i still need money to sustain myself and need to compromise with reality. Anyway, sometimes
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Since it sounds like "Wordpress developer" is a title used to refer to people who add wordpress plugins, I wonder what you would call actual developers working on Wordpress core engine.
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They've raised millions of dollars, and with investment comes all kinds of headaches https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/assembly#/entity
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I think the reason why these venture-backed companies are shutting down is because they can't live up to their investor's (as well as their own) expectations, EVEN IF they're doing pretty well. It's kinda crazy thinking
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I guess i should have been clear. I meant "making money" as in having a business model. Being profitable and having a business model are two different things. We can ask Amazon
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"Reliable business" is a double edged sword in this case because reliable also means predictable. A lot of blue chip companies get their high valuation because the public can see the potential but not completely so. Whereas compan
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I have no idea why this got downvoted. Maybe you didn't get the joke?
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good one!
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Ironically, Not even this guy understands how people (other than marketers like himself) use Twitter. It's rare to see anyone favoriting a tweet to "reference" it later. Most people use favorite as a token of acknowledgement
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As someone who enjoyed the article and got some good insights, I think it's your loss that you "lost" yourself at that point. Maybe you don't like the writing style, but there were some fresh ideas in there that people d
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But do you program in Dart? My point is, when given a choice I can't see a reason why someone who would invest their precious time to learn some relatively obscure language like Dart would NOT learn javascript. Also hating something an
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"There are still many developers who would not touch javascript with a ten foot pole but I can see them using a saner language like Dart." haha sir you need some reality check.
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It's called "metaphor". A lot of social network analysis research is based on physics. Please look it up and learn, and if you still disagree feel free to criticize.
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What is wrong with the statement "We won't lower the bar"? Some people criticize that that statement is racist, but they aren't thinking about the context. When people ask companies to do something about diversity, they&
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Because the real world doesn't revolve around newtonian physics. It's quantum physics.
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In my opinion if you truly have confidence, chances are you will succeed in life (assuming you're not some delusional psycho). The world revolves around people who take action and confident people tend to take more action. Doesn't
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by volaski 11y ago
I'm sure you're doing well right now, but are you sure it's a good decision to rely your entire life on a judgment made by your 9 year old self? I mean, what have we learned by when we're 9 year old? Maybe you learned
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There's a big difference between calling your child "Smart" and calling "Gifted". Sounds like wordplay but it's really not. I agree with your main point that "gifted" children end up failing way more
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The type of value Uber provides is different from the value livecoding is trying to provide. People will continue to use Uber as long as it provides convenience because that's the value. As for livecoding, it's a different story.
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Yeah you're right, that's what he should have done. Why would a company voluntarily put someone on a sick leave? There are even legal implications for this. Think about it for a moment. I'm sure a company like Google would
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"In private discussions I was asked why don't I leave by myself, to which I answered that I'm happy with my Google salary. " He basically stopped working, and when asked why stay and take the huge salary from google when
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by volaski 11y ago
I'm not familiar with this space but is this the first of its kind? Or are there better ones? I actually think I may want to use it to manage my s3 assets. Would be helpful to know if there are alternatives and why this is better
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"Homejoy, the dead cleaning startup that shuttered its doors in August, has apparently awoken from the grave to email its customers about a new partner" ==> I was so close!
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You're being too cynical. Why does everything have to do with money? He didn't say he thinks there's money in this. You are the one who did. And there is not even a guarantee that there's money in this "space"
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While I think this is a stupid move on the founder's end and there's no debate about that, I disagree with your understanding of what "passion" is. People seem to think most passionate people are born with some sort of p
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I'm surprised that BusinessInsider still doesn't have an article about this. Shame on you Business Insider! It's already been an hour! I expect a headline "How Homejoy came back from grave to haunt us"
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It's a conflict of interest only if there actually is a conflict of interest. Tell me, what "conflict of interest" does Dave Morin have with Theranos?
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You say media companies should figure out the right business model but you yourself seem to be stuck thinking inside the old business model box. In the short term it is true all the new media sites seem to be crushing it with all the eyebal

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