breakinggood

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by breakinggood 12y ago
I can pick and choose people to complement my weakness. This is commonly preached advice, and is somewhat true. Think about all the business types with "brilliant" ideas that are only a technical cofounder away from millions. Wh
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by breakinggood 12y ago
You talk of passion, but speak in terms of escapism. It sounds like you have some personality flaws. From your short description, the writing describes someone who appears unfocused, impulsive and unreliable. If you were slave to your clien
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by breakinggood 12y ago
And stop caring so much about laws. Seriously ignore all laws that don't fit into your self serving reality distortion field. Don't worry, VC's will give you extra props for those "legal hacks."
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by breakinggood 12y ago
If the world operated as a true meritocracy, not faking or bullshitting and just being 100% honest would work. However, has asking for a 50% raise in the same company ever worked? Can you imagine a scenario where it would work? Maybe I am l
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by breakinggood 12y ago
Why do you feel guilt at all? The company could afford to bump your salary up 50%, you just needed to give them a compelling reason to do so. In a world where sociopathic behavior is celebrated, you’re just playing the game.
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by breakinggood 12y ago
It’s interesting how con men’s confidence games are now being upvoted and celebrated by the Hacker News community. The celebration of bait and switch tactic in these emails is indicative of how shady startup culture is getting. There is no
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by breakinggood 12y ago
Or Option #2. Call them out on it and if enough people care, things will change.
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Ask HN: More Censoring Please?
8 points by breakinggood 12y ago|4 comments
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by breakinggood 13y ago
Famous last words. After seeing several SF startups implode, I'll never make the mistake of taking under market pay. I would much rather choose how my compensation gets spent rather than an employer make that decision for me. It's