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by ghaspland 10y ago
It's possible that democrats are voted into office more often after periods of low growth, because of their promises to provide relief. Then, once they take office the economy recovers due to its natural cycle.
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by ghaspland 12y ago
You can also avoid infecting the infant, even during an outbreak, if the mother has a c-section.
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by ghaspland 12y ago
As for the 8 years and no exits, it should be noted that the average time to a successful acquisition is 7 years, 8.25 for IPO. Reference: http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/14/crunchbase-reveals-the-aver... . The
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Ask HN: What startups are leveraging iBeacons in interesting ways?
4 points by ghaspland 12y ago|1 comments
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by ghaspland 13y ago
I had the same reaction. I actually stopped reading after that. It was clear from that point that the article was pushing an agenda and would twist(probably from a lack of understanding) to support that agenda.
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by ghaspland 13y ago
I agree with this sentiment. Everyone exists in some sort of bubble created by their geography, culture, ethnicity, wealth, etc. It's an inherent limitation of the human mind. The claim that the rich are more out of touch than the p
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by ghaspland 13y ago
I tried to place an order to how well the site works, and after I clicked the order submit button, the site errored out.
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by ghaspland 13y ago
I don't think unpaid internships should be illegal. I worked in a lot of unpaid internships early in my career, and it helped me build my skill set. In some cases, a position didn't exist, I just asked if I could work for free to
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by ghaspland 13y ago
Not that I know of. "holier-than-thou Whole Foods shoppers" is just hyperbolic language designed to drive blog readership.
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by ghaspland 13y ago
I agree. This an over-simplistic view of how companies function and, frankly, a bit immature. I started my career as an engineer and I felt at times many of the sentiments expressed in this post. However, since then I've launched my own s
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ASK HN: What are the best blogs and resources for ed tech startups?
5 points by ghaspland 13y ago|0 comments
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by ghaspland 16y ago
The challenge with applying quantum physics at the level our actions take place is that the laws of classical physics rule. So does that randomness impact our actions in any way or are our actions deterministic for all intensive purposes?
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by ghaspland 16y ago
Do you think you should hold a person morally responsible for a terrible result they have no control over? For instance, if I shoved person A into person B and as a result person B fell onto the third rail of a commuter train, would you ho
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Do the laws of physics allow for free will?(nytimes.com)
6 points by ghaspland 16y ago|5 comments
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Early Stage Startups and The Dangers of Whale Hunting(blog.salestie.com)
4 points by ghaspland 16y ago|1 comments
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Startups Can’t Sell To Corporations(blog.salestie.com)
5 points by ghaspland 16y ago|0 comments
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by ghaspland 16y ago
How does this compare to people's real world experiences?