HD134606c

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by HD134606c 9y ago
"HN, tell me what to think". I too am a bit guilty of this. In all seriousness, there are a lot of smart people here so it's a reasonable thing to do IMO.
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by HD134606c 9y ago
Good point, I hadn't thought of it from that perspective. Almost like a "grass is greener on the other side" type phenomenon. I wonder if there's a name for this?
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by HD134606c 9y ago
Don't say "fast paced". I take this as an indication that the work will be a "move fast and break things" type of culture. Many engineers want to build solid infrastructure and/or cutting edge tech which takes
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by HD134606c 9y ago
Taking some time off to purely focus on networking could be a good option. Networking is great fun when you have spare cycles. Networking when you have a full-time job - not so. Maintaining a network when you have a full-time job is much ea
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by HD134606c 9y ago
I mean, that's a lot of exercise...
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by HD134606c 9y ago
"I'm going to think about some AI experiments so that I can model while I model"
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by HD134606c 9y ago
Yes. Particularly important is gesticulation, if you don't gesticulate at exactly the right silicon valley cadence you may as well not even be talking.
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by HD134606c 9y ago
Oh, yea, and vitamin D! Don't forget to get vitamin D! Beyond my suggestions I don't know.
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by HD134606c 9y ago
I'm curious what ARR is?
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by HD134606c 9y ago
Make sure you're not taking any medication which effects your problem solving skills. Nothing is without suspicion, even things you take for granted. Sometimes medication of all kinds, particularly those that effect your hormone system
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by HD134606c 9y ago
You can't. Remember the dummies in school who studied 10-12 hours every day? They're your peers now, and you're expected to behave like them.
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by HD134606c 9y ago
Cool story. What was the original field of engineering if you don't mind me asking?
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by HD134606c 9y ago
* 256 virgins
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Ask HN: Any blockchain lawyers in the Bay Area?
6 points by HD134606c 9y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: Lots of small checks or a few large checks?
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Ask HN: Micro VC and Super Angel check sizes
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Ask HN: How many angel investors are there in the Bay Area?
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Ask HN: For SAFEs, what is the average raise/cap ratio?
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Ask HN: Help me with the dilution math?
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by HD134606c 9y ago
SV is not high crime.
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Ask HN: How much runway did you have when you started your startup?
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by HD134606c 9y ago
Many (most?) safe's also have caps...
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Ask HN: What is a typical cap during a pre-seed round?
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Ask HN: When you did your pre-seed or seed, were you asked for a credit check?
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by HD134606c 9y ago
Just go for a drive through Los Gatos or Los Altos to know where all the blood and sweat is going. Even just look them up on Zillow with some unusual filters.
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by HD134606c 9y ago
We haven't seen anything yet. What we're witnessing is the transition from capitalism to Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and things like this termination are an obvious milestone. That may sound like a bold claim but let me
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Ask HN: How many angel investors are there in the bay area?
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by HD134606c 9y ago
I would recommend against sound cancelling headphones. The thing is that they only block out constant background hum like a fan. They don't stop talking. What does stop talking though is a set of headphones call the 'Oppo pm-3&#x2
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by HD134606c 9y ago
+1 I just discovered SciPy/NumPy. This library is brilliant, now I can forget all the matlab knowledge I had and just focus on Python.