RobPfeifer

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by RobPfeifer 2y ago
Totally right. The art and science of translation is an age-old debate and where AI isn’t super well suited. We’re not at a point where it ends up more than a summary but the point is the proper “translation” of the tone, subtle intent and
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by RobPfeifer 3y ago
The Nvidia competitor piece is a very good reason to fire him. Way out of his circle of competence and not necessary to the mission of the company. This is what happens when a non-profit gets taken over by greed I guess..
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
I had a friend who worked there and we discussed potential solutions to this after the 2019 spike (I worked at a BNPL fintech and now at an insuretech). It was really a lot for a startup to do and no third parties would take on a program at
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
I believe that discrimination narrative is largely based on test scores. Which are, and it took me decades to come around to this, fairly biased. Outcomes have been shown to be pretty equal regardless of relative experience (and comparable
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
You’ll be good - you’ve done the hard part :). Just reach out if you fall back into it! Also, every interaction Is social - keep up the new skill when you shop, chat online, get gas, etc. Most people like people (I know, I don’t get it eith
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
I’m all for this (meaning bringing diverse co-investors into rounds). I’d add that as entrepreneurs we should add LP riders when doing rounds (where’s your money from?!). Can’t say I know all these funds super well - they’re not big names o
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
Tbf, that sounds like a bit of a weird spot in LAH :). But generally agree with your point!
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
Pro-tip: put something actually interesting about you personally on the resume. Literally the first thing I look at after scanning background and making an immediate decision. I think it’s literally the only thing to jar people out of their
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
Definitely don’t joke about it - but people should be aware that poor performance or behavior won’t be tolerated. The best employees generally appreciate that meritocracy is taken seriously. Along those lines, advice to new managers: you s
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
Yea, it doesn’t sound musical. Just like construction is happening every time it’s windy
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
Yea I do. Our neighborhood on nextdoor is pretty unhappy...
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
This is why disparate impact backtesting and go-forward monitoring should be done on all credit model releases
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by RobPfeifer 6y ago
How would you do that without including a variable that raises a flag with the regulators? There are ways to improve access to credit for marginalized classes but this is generally done by adding variables that are independent of those rela
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by RobPfeifer 7y ago
Why’s that frightening? Over the last 20 years they’ve disrupted a bunch of incumbents through better customer experience and ruthless execution. I think Amazon’s lack of clear moral position on key issues is concerning (and potentially fri
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by RobPfeifer 7y ago
May be worth reading the Federalist papers. I’m doing so now and the Founders go into why they didn’t think direct democracy would work at any scale. Didn’t even really work at the city-state level in Greece.
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by RobPfeifer 7y ago
I actually sort of thought this was the common POV for anyone within tech. Controlling google searches for your name, putting fake content on social media, etc. are obviously only way to create enough noise to direct algorithms to outcomes
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by RobPfeifer 7y ago
The Affirm loan product for peloton is 0% only (with no late fees in any circumstance).
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by RobPfeifer 8y ago
I think this is way oversimplifying things. Hotels and apartments are zoned differently and regulated and managed differently. There are negative externalities in apartment buildings for AirBNB hosts that are paid for by their neighbors. Zo
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by RobPfeifer 9y ago
It's not really stupid if you realize it's very likely an Uber PR piece masquerading as an article :). In that sense, it makes quite a bit of sense!
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by RobPfeifer 9y ago
I think you underestimate what a dumpster fire that group is
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by RobPfeifer 10y ago
Presumably this a PR article?
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by RobPfeifer 10y ago
No one touching this one?
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by RobPfeifer 10y ago
Whether it's true or not, you realize this article is purely driven by Uber PR, right?
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by RobPfeifer 10y ago
This has always been my biggest issue with FB and Zuckerberg. Having multiple identities is inherent to being human.
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by RobPfeifer 10y ago
Sankey Diagrams. Useful for complex funnels!
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by RobPfeifer 12y ago
I find it rather ridiculous and unprofessional that his personal site is the version of this that's up here.
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by RobPfeifer 12y ago
The real reason - it gives him a differentiated brand which drives certain types of entrepreneurs to Founder's Fund. Since he started down this branding exercise with that New Yorker piece in 2011, I'm sure he gets much more inbou
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by RobPfeifer 13y ago
What am I using to login with my bank? Yodlee?
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by RobPfeifer 13y ago
We'll try not to be too judgey :)
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by RobPfeifer 13y ago
This idea of money as simply electronically stored value was actually pushed hard by Dee Hock back in the 70s. He even talked about the ability of someone with a secure network or transactional platform to create new currencies. Hard to do

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