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by benslavin 17d ago
Your experience mirrors my own. I don't know if he coined the term, but Steve Yegge talks about 'heresies' that creep in to a system -- untrue things that stick around and permanently influence its behavior. I still find that
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by benslavin 2y ago
Some people may be moving away from us-east, but new datacenters are going up. That wouldn't happen unless someone thinks there's growth ahead. As for "not actual tech talent," I don't agree. There's talent fro
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by benslavin 2y ago
Completely agree those lists are pay to play, but they also include some cool companies that underscore my point. Rocket Money (nee True Bill; Silver Spring) is fintech. Optoro (Bethesda) is retail supply chain. Alarm.com (Tysons) is home s
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by benslavin 2y ago
Having lived in the DC area for almost two decades, I don't agree. There are absolutely pockets that match your description but, if that's all you see I think you might be stuck in a bubble. I see so much more. There are cool comp
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by benslavin 2y ago
There's still movement in the region. Anzu-Green today announced a $100 million fund [1] and two weeks ago Andreessen Horowitz announced they're opening a DC office this quarter [2]. Both seem to be targeting B2G investments. [1]
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by benslavin 4y ago
I'm aware of Astroscale ( https://astroscale.com/ ). They're a Japanese company with a presence in the US and UK that's commercializing this sort of service. I'm not sure if they have plans for multi-satel
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An iOS Developer on React Native(chalkchisel.com)
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I Love Math(cogmap.com)
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