zamland

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by zamland 8y ago
I think it's the cost structure. If they were based in China like Xiaomi, you could see it monetizing differently and have another type of product.
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by zamland 9y ago
do you have spot instance pricing as well?
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by zamland 11y ago
I have a different interpretation. Most of the muscles that a parent gives to a child are the structured muscles to prevent one from failing. College, grad school are in some sense insurance. Therefore most of the upper middle class upbring
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by zamland 11y ago
Well, I think the product is just better. Asana, Atlassian, and other products has been out there for ages.
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by zamland 11y ago
yes fair point. agreed.
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by zamland 11y ago
I think Trello is going to win the task management wars. It's better designed for mobile (card interfaces), simple to start with additional functionality bundled in, its interface is general purpose rather than specific to developers,
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by zamland 11y ago
I understand your points. What you're talking about is middle class and upper middle class privilege. That privilege is different than upper class, which is implied by the original poster's comments on ivy league and boarding scho
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by zamland 11y ago
The more important thing is that if you live your life like this, it will lead to vast unhappiness, and you wouldn't have been able to have any impact in your life because you think your life is done at 18 and pre-determined, which is
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by zamland 11y ago
The problem is that it's a false path and the logic doesn't quite make sense. If Ivy league really matters, then you can deduce it to high school, jr high, elementary school all the way to pre-school. Therefore if you're age
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by zamland 11y ago
There are a lot of founders: Wish Slack Credit Karma Uber (both founders) Xiaomi Minecraft Tumblr There's a lot. I suspect question comes from status anxiety. I don't really think it matters.