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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Lol I used Venn diagrams to explain joins just a week or two ago. It does the trick but doesn’t account for many to one joins
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I had some involvement with sears holding back in 2006-2008, and I remember thinking why were they selling all these clothes? Who the F buys clothes at sears?? It’s going to die of irrelevance. Cut it down to the Kenmore / craftsman br
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Came to say this. No one can predict with certainty which startups will fail and which won’t. If someone did there would be just one VC firm that grossly outperformed everyone else. The truth is you get the smartest people out there, make t
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I find the part about the MBB people not seeing any point in their work surprising. I used to work in strategy consulting. Their perception of “Wasteful” is probably from the gobs of money these firms charge for what seems like a relatively
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I’d agree with you, but you are comparing apples and oranges. The selection you quoted focuses on absolute language eg always, never. But the comparison you’re making is on pronoun choice eg I, you, they. You do mention absolutist words but
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
If accumulating money is important to you there’s basically two ways to match this manager’s expectation: 1) work at Facebook/google/Microsoft/Amazon/etc for X years, keep your spending low, and invest the rest wisely 2)
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Finally a bipartisan moment, looks like most reps were onboard.
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Sounds like they don’t give a shit and only reacted when TC was going to write a story about it. Surprising given that user trust is at the core of their business, and without it they have nothing.
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I love how this is breaking the mold, paying 3% on checking. But when you look at it, it's actually not particularly useful. You want to put money in, and take money out right? In this account, you basically can only withdraw money in
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I’m not entirely clear what they are proposing. They want to reimagine housing, and something about more energy efficient.
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Have you actually had a startup tell you how many options are out there? I've joined a few different startups all series B or later, and have asked at least 2 of them how many total shares there were. Neither would tell me.
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Yea i agree with others here. In my experience people dont do well with vague questions esp with strangers. If you were asked that you may feel intruded upon or surprised / not sure how to answer the question. Same reason this question
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I recently did a job search in SF and very few companies were hiring or open to remote. I agree with the author that it's very ironic that tech gives us the tools to work remote but yet most tech firms insist on working face to face. C
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
This isn't all that surprising. Almost 10 years ago Reed literally published all these tenants in a culture presentation that made the rounds in SV. It very much mentions keeper test. https://www.slideshare.net/mobile&#
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
There are many parts to being diagnosed a psychopath. I don't think Reed fits. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mindmelding/201301/w...
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Yes but only certain areas of downtown, mostly in the NE (where there are TWO underground levels) and along Wacker to Congress.
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Anyone who takes Softbank money probably didn't do their due dilligence on what they are like as an investor. I worked at one such company. It sounds good - they come in and offer a huge investment at a high valuation, higher than anyo
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Every biz type person I know dreams of product mgmt. I figured it was because they can be mini CEO (power) but seems pay isnt so bad either
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I like where his heart is. The article is a bit hard to follow. He mixes broad stats with his own situation and I'm often not sure if he is referring to USA or bay area. I think with another edit, and to tighten prose up a bit, it coul
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Dear god google is going to make me accept each permission individually? That sounds awful as a user. I think it's a dark UX pattern to get developers to ask for less shit.
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Life is what you make of it. If he feels happy doing job X at 31200, then so be it. No need to look down on it. In fact be happy for him, there's already too much suffering in the world, so someone finding something they enjoy is a ble
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I like that this picks up where excel drops off. But I would like to see some concrete examples. Someone here mentioned a video, that would be good, or even just a list of several specific use cases.
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
It's a long video is there a specific point where the magic happens? I skipped around and all I saw was him copying and pasting and setting up basic algebra formulas.
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
First company if I had chosen to exercise when I left maybe 10k. A second company I chose to give up 5k in salary to get some shares which I opted not to exercise when I left. Now, I follow these rules: 1) optimize for cash. Stock is cherry
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I'm sorry to hear about your parents. However I don't know what your point is. On one hand you say your hard work and focus on future got you out of poverty. Then you say your parents are an example of where hard work and grit are
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I haven't seen this far, but one summer I joined a friend working for a commodity trading firm. We went into corn fields, ripped off a couple ears and made some counts to help them estimate yield. it was definitely trespassing, one tim
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
Cool site but did someone forget to design mobile first? It looks like shit on my phone, can't read company descriptions
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This. To ensure incentives are aligned. To add to this you want to ask what the manager values. At my current job the mgr straight up said he believes you come first, then family, then work. Woohoo!
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by xivzgrev 8y ago
I don't think requiring a doctor's note is necessarily bullshit. Special chairs are more expensive so it's a shallow cut to prevent everyone wanting one just because it's available. If they are more comfortable and the t

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