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   by whatsmyhandle 9y ago

   Very nice writeup! A nice, detailed read that was easy to understand. It seems to focus more on raw infrastructure (EC2 vs GCE) instead of each company's PaaS offerings. Obviously AWS has the front runner lead here, but would be supe
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   by whatsmyhandle 9y ago

   EEK. When speaking in front of a large audience, it's generally a good idea to either mute your phone, or ditch it entirely before you get up onstage. To get canned for not responding to a text message 30 minutes before a talk - which
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   Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube Responds to Google Memo(fortune.com)

   31 points by whatsmyhandle 9y ago|7 comments
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   by whatsmyhandle 9y ago

   "The median seed deal is now $1.6 million, according to Pitchbook, up from about $500,000 five years ago. That's more in line with what big venture firms used to invest." Cost of living, office space, employees (due to the co
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   by whatsmyhandle 9y ago

   I generally consider targeted ads to be relatively harmless, with one major recent exception: I'm starting to shop for an engagement ring, but since I live with my GF I have to do online research in Incognito mode so ads don't rui
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   by whatsmyhandle 9y ago

   Unfortunate that your perception is that this is a desperation play. I think the intent is the exact opposite of that. The startup souffle might be deflating for sure, but I think the intent here is to say: "We just had to layoff 40%