billpaetzke

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by billpaetzke 9y ago
The above comment is implying: Consulting requires linear increase of resources. Software product requires logarithmic increase of resources. Therefore product business is more efficient to scale than consulting.
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by billpaetzke 10y ago
Accidental Tech Podcast http://atp.fm Casual discussion about tech (especially Apple)
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AirPods kick off Apple's battle for our ears(aboveavalon.com)
1 points by billpaetzke 10y ago|1 comments
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AirPods(aboveavalon.com)
4 points by billpaetzke 10y ago|0 comments
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The evolution of transportation-as-a-service(stratechery.com)
59 points by billpaetzke 10y ago|25 comments
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by billpaetzke 10y ago
I'm not disagreeing. Not sure why the down vote. I'm just saying that there is significant ego on the developer's side of things.
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by billpaetzke 10y ago
Yep. And the way the developers--on Bravo's Million-Dollar Listing--think, they not only want market price but also to set a new record for market price (per square foot).
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The reasons why politics feels so tribal in 2016(bbc.com)
2 points by billpaetzke 10y ago|0 comments
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by billpaetzke 10y ago
This is in progress: http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2015/08/03/in-l-a-efforts...
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by billpaetzke 10y ago
Yes. In the early days, we were all about making a great place to be a software developer in New York City. Yep, that was all there was to it... I...decided to start a company with my buddy Michael Pryor. Making a nice place to work was ou
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My Parents, My Landlords(nytimes.com)
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by billpaetzke 11y ago
Regarding coworking reimbursement, what are the bounds? It's possible that you could easily go over your prior office expense of 7k/mo. The average WeWork space is 600-900 USD/month for a single-person office in NYC and SF. A
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by billpaetzke 11y ago
If you base the rule on net income instead of gross income, you'd need 200k per year to afford it properly. Assumption: 40% is the federal + NY state + NY city income tax for a six-figure earner 200K * 0.60 = 120k of net income = 10k&#
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by billpaetzke 11y ago
As of 2012, their salary cap was 127k for all employees--even the CEO: Karp: https://www.quora.com/How-does-Palantir-attract-talent-if-it... http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/killer-app&
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by billpaetzke 11y ago
With 1-bedrooms averaging above 3k/mo, you're looking at a broker's fee of $4500. Even if you get a cheap studio at 2k/mo, the fee is 3k.
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by billpaetzke 11y ago
> I've worked remotely my entire career Perhaps some of the angst stems from this bias. I wonder how well Yelp handles remote workers.
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by billpaetzke 11y ago
https://www.dwolla.com/pricing
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by billpaetzke 12y ago
> or a growing number of categories For example?
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by billpaetzke 12y ago
Ya I carried a laminated two-sided copy of the info and signature page of my passport scaled down to the size of a credit card/driver's license. Worked throughout Western Europe and Latin America for authorizing credit card purcha
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Virgin's Richard Branson offers staff unlimited holiday(bbc.com)
2 points by billpaetzke 12y ago|0 comments
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
So, you decided to continue working from home. For context, do you have your own home/apt? Or do you have roommates? Or partner/kids? I've seen in other threads that this becomes a factor. Having other people around (though s
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
What about a co-working space? Prices range from $400-800/mo depending on space, privacy, and neighborhood; comes with "everything included" for a productive office space; is tax deductible. And you may meet other individuals
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
I grew up in Milwaukee and (in 2002) applied only to California universities because I thought the tech industry/opportunities out there were much more substantial, and I'd have a leg up on professional networking. Has worked out
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
And what is a good strategy for this when deciding where to live (both on macro and micro scale)?
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
I recently moved there, too. What I did was go to social meetups (meetup.com) every evening for two weeks until I clicked with someone. That person hangs out a lot with a co-worker, with whom I also clicked. And we all happened to live with
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
I just moved to NYC last weekend (from L.A.) and found an apartment in two days: * a Friday/Saturday in L.A., slamming craigslist and building up a spreadsheet of leads * a full Sunday of looking at apartments * moved in Monday morning
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
> I find someone to pay me to build something using it. Sounds good to me. Where do you look for this person? And how do you sell yourself developing in a tech in which you have no experience?
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
Totally agree with you. Though I keep my Facebook visible to friends only because I don't want anything Facebook related ranking high on a personal name google search. I use twitter or blogs as the public facing searchable content tied to m
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
Yes, this is what I meant.
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by billpaetzke 13y ago
For those that are solidly American (e.g. 3rd+ gen), what are their options of where to go? Or is the only way to marry someone of the target country or have millions to get an investor/monied-type visa?

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