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by webwright 12y ago
It was unclear to me what the terms of the contract were in terms of early termination of the agreement by either party. If you're moving for a 3 month "try before you buy" agreement, it's good to have that clause in th
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by webwright 12y ago
Should've run the numbers with Car2Go. Uber in LA costs 67 cents per minute (avg. speed in LA is 26MPH). Car2Go in LA costs 25-41 cents per minute (41 per minute with a max of $15/hr). Unsurprisingly, one of the more expensive pa
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by webwright 12y ago
Virtually everyone I know is earning. Almost no one I know is spending considerably less than they earn... So I focus on the harder part!
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by webwright 12y ago
"Investing $4000/month (which is what I do on a salary barely over $100k while living by myself in a 1 bedroom in the East Village, NYC and going out for every meal) at 3% will get you $1 million in 17 years." Might want to c
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by webwright 12y ago
"The road to wealth is earning." That's half the road, which is the OP's point. We all know tons of people who earn a ton of money, but they never get rich or free because they keep ratcheting up their spending. The roa
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by webwright 12y ago
"The primary reason that your mortgage is considered "good debt" is because the asset you purchase with that debt (your house) will typically appreciate faster than the interest you pay." Any money manager will tell you
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by webwright 12y ago
Sorry, should have referenced a source-- I edited my comment to include the source for the 46 (which is the exact average for salaried workers in the US).
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by webwright 12y ago
"Besides, why does it even matter if we enjoy something nice because society tells us it should make us happier?" If you REALLY enjoy it, that's great. But most of the research on the relationship between stuff/trapping
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by webwright 12y ago
Historically, do you doubt that this is true? Certainly it isn't in modern times, but when we were shaped as a species? The people who worried about having enough food, a strong enough shelter, sharp enough weapons, loyal enough frien
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by webwright 12y ago
What about it sounds preposterous? Certainly happiness isn't easy to measure, but it seems like asking "On a scale of 1-10, how happy are you with your life?"(or something like it) is a really important question... And as a
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by webwright 12y ago
Probably ought to math that out with waking hours. And add in your commute. And 2000 hours = 38/week. I don't know many folks who work that little, though I supposed vacation days ought to factor into it (the average american t
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by webwright 12y ago
You're probably about as happy as you were with less/different stuff (unless you were poor enough to be anxious about making ends meet), but maybe you're unusual. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_trea
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by webwright 12y ago
Not to discount the very real problem of the eroding middle class -but spending/saving habits in America are real problems. Half of Americans are saving nothing [1]. 27% of households than make over $100k/yr say the can't a
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by webwright 12y ago
Why do you want to do great things? Seriously, dig into it. When I ask a lot of people in startups this question and dig long enough, it comes down to money-- they want to be rich, they want to be free. Fact: I've met these rich&#x
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by webwright 12y ago
Fun stuff. I just did a similar project (also with a laser cutter): http://instagram.com/p/rkX2rzQHQS/?modal=true I used http://maperitive.net/ - a fairly clunky windows app that turns open stree
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by webwright 12y ago
Looks really nice, guys-- congrats! Would love to see some more product screens versus "request a demo" or "try it for free" (both are time-consuming ways to learn how a product looks/works).
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by webwright 12y ago
The instant your partners know you're involving a lawyer is when the relationship becomes adversarial (possibly permanently). This is not the lawyer moment. The lawyer moment is "after a lot of discussion, these guys refuse to d
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by webwright 12y ago
Or before, apparently. Knowing what the game market wants (and then designing that) is surprisingly hard.
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by webwright 12y ago
Apples-to-oranges-- true. But somewhere early in the race discussion in our country, some companies stopped hiring people who were openly racist... Likely these companies had constituencies (customers, employees, neighbors) who were unusu
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by webwright 12y ago
No. Bringing views into the office can be a subtle thing. Would you work for an unapologetic racist if he promised to not let race impact his management? If you think prejudice is something that a person can turn off when they walk into t
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by webwright 12y ago
For those who are asking about his politics and getting downvoted, here's why. His politics almost certainly don't matter, UNLESS they are way outside those of the majority of his "constituents". For example, if he p
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by webwright 12y ago
I don't know. If they give a founder a sliver of a point in the fund, that's motivating. If they give it to the company, then the employees are getting... what? 0.1% to 2% of a tiny sliver of the fund? The more you spread this
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by webwright 12y ago
I imagine the theory here is that a fund with founders helping each other out will actually provide MORE value than just having 1 VC partner who thinks about your business for a few hours a month.
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by webwright 12y ago
And has created/expanded jobs in SEO, SEM, android development, etc. How many, do you think?
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by webwright 12y ago
Love it! So much awesome design thinking packed into this. This feels odd: http://monosnap.com/image/koDS9m3j3pz43AQVb2nHpuWwp4CGaq Seems odd to say "application period is over! Here's an APPLY button!&quot
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by webwright 12y ago
"You're probably overestimating peoples reactions to you leaving." This! I ran my first company for 6 years. When I left, I felt guilty as hell. I didn't know if the company could survive without me. Turns out it did
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by webwright 12y ago
If you're raising ANY institutional money, the expectation is trying for a home run (though most expect the process to take 7+ years).
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by webwright 12y ago
"Resist the urge to raise and spend too much money. The track record of companies that raise $30MM or more in their first round is bad." Q: Is the track record bad, or do they just fail louder than the ocean of companies that rai
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by webwright 12y ago
On Seattle weather, it actually gets less rain than NYC and virtually never gets biting cold-- I play outdoor sports year round, 90% of the time, I'm wearing shorts. Current lawn status: brownish from lack of rain and getting browner.
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by webwright 12y ago
You're right that this often is just PR... In the case of Seattle, it is an actual thing. YC is seeing it too ( https://twitter.com/sama/status/475658241167220736 ). Seattle saw $500M in venture funding las

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