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by wfoweoi 10y ago
I'll add that when you're trapped between special interests and people suffering from high housing prices, this is one of the few political moves you can make. Propose something that will never happen so you look like you're
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
Whether this happens or not, it's succeeding in framing "techies" as the cause of high housing prices. Stop restricting new construction.
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Ask HN: How do I hire for jobs I'm not an expert in?
3 points by wfoweoi 10y ago|1 comments
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The 80-hour Myth(startupboy.com)
20 points by wfoweoi 10y ago|6 comments
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
Well, as he clarified, the hard part was the management team quitting. But I think it's hard to be vulnerable when you reach that level of prominence... anything he says will be scrutinized and potentially be quoted for years to come,
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Ask HN: What was the environment like when you were at your most productive?
1 points by wfoweoi 10y ago|0 comments
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
> While my experience doesn’t always jibe with the ideas in the book Care to elaborate, @emmett?
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
> I want to feel impressed with how much you’ve done in the period of time you’ve had to do it. If your startup doesn't pass this test, is there any good advice on how to fix it (either for this startup or future startups)?
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
Any advice on setting the top three goals for your startup? Do founders actually create "SMART" goals or are they more general like "growth"?
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Ask HN: What habits are common to startups who are unable to ship v1 quickly?
3 points by wfoweoi 10y ago|0 comments
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
Getting investors who can help with regulation challenges in certain cities seems worthwhile.
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
I think if you had a time machine and went back 50 years you would quickly realize all the things you're taking for granted that we have now. Right now is the best time ever for humanity. The thing about capitalism is you need to find
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
Culturally we seem to take the benefits of capitalism completely for granted. Nobody exclaims "capitalism is fucking amazing" when their favorite tv show is renewed for another season, or when a new awesome tv show is created. If
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
What's the best alternative to capitalism in your mind? Capitalism is pretty good at making sure people are doing something actually useful to others, that's where a lot of the satisfaction of work lies in the first place. Not all
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
Is there any quantitative study of this winners/losers bifurcation? In my own anecdotal experience I see a bifurcation, but it's more of a "big winners" vs. "everyone else" split. Most of us are "everyone
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
> So, what’s a smart person to do to avoid pauperism? Entrepreneurship should not be a generally advisable path for young people. It's high risk and requires some uncommon traits (resilience, resourcefulness, and hard work more than
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
Agree with both of you - it's a valuable thought experiment that everyone should run throughout their lives, and it's also missing the critical check of economic reality. You can do what you love even if it's not economically
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
I can answer that - initially I had a couple more sentences in my comment which in retrospect came across as condescending and gross. People stopped downvoting after I deleted them. (I had said something along the lines of "My guess is
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
Meta: How is such a low quality post getting so many upvotes?
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by wfoweoi 10y ago
"...I’m making… USD0.65 more than minimum wage." What was your major? A common misconception among young people in America seems to be that all majors are equally economically valuable. What you study matters more than whether you