jhylau

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by jhylau 3mo ago
trump doesn't like dario given what he has said in the past.
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by jhylau 3mo ago
trump doesn't like dario. simple as that. don't over think it.
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by jhylau 3mo ago
trump hates dario. simple as that.
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Misaligned VC incentives focused on fees and fund size(cloudedjudgement.substack.com)
1 points by jhylau 2y ago|1 comments
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by jhylau 2y ago
Larger VC funds create incentives to focus on fees not investing based on startup fundamentals
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by jhylau 2y ago
Track record is based on IRR mostly. See my other comment on the Lps below regarding the incentive structure and what they care about. This particular bet is almost a guaranteed markup, as Ilya will surely/likely raise another round.
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by jhylau 2y ago
It’s not that they don’t care, of course they want to find winners. It’s just that A) there is so much capital to allocate that they have to allocate to marginal ideas B) their priorities are to raise their next fund which means focusing
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by jhylau 2y ago
These LPs at mega funds are typically partners/associates at pension funds or endowments that can write the 8-9figure checks. They are not super sophisticated and they typically do not stay at their jobs long enough to see the cash on
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by jhylau 2y ago
VCs at the big/mega funds make most of their money from fees, they don't actually care as much about the potential portfolio investment exits 10-15 years from now. What they care MOST about is the ability to raise another fund in
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by jhylau 2y ago
but can they run RAG on these things? you can't just run a pure pre-trained LLM as that will have limited use cases.
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by jhylau 5y ago
Vogtle nuclear delayed again due to shoddy work that needs redoing, raising cost to >$27.8 billion. New timeline means 16 to 17 years between planning and operation, thus 16-17 years of CO2 and pollution before a single kWh https:/
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by jhylau 6y ago
They forgot about taxes
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by jhylau 6y ago
They forgot about after tax
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by jhylau 6y ago
I believe these types of trusts (without knowledge of the exact trust setup) are to limit the inheritance tax when he dies, by having the trust own the shares at an early stage (lower valuation, lower inheritance tax). It can appreciate wit
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The world's biggest blockchain consumer protocol(medium.com)
1 points by jhylau 9y ago|0 comments
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The Universal Gifting Protocol(medium.com)
3 points by jhylau 9y ago|0 comments
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by jhylau 9y ago
one word: liberating
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by jhylau 9y ago
There is a lot of vested interest in this company - it will for sure never go down. Plenty of investors around the world who will buy in. Valuation is a different topic - but this company is here for the long haul.
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by jhylau 10y ago
international markets.
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by jhylau 10y ago
REMOTE or Boston | Senior Ruby on Rails Developer | Carriage https://www.trycarriage.com Leading on-demand company (think UberEats, Postmates) in the Middle East looking to hire Senior Rails developer to tackle scale issues, arc
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The Truth Behind Coding Bootcamps – 2016 Research and Results(switchup.org)
4 points by jhylau 10y ago|0 comments
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by jhylau 10y ago
REMOTE or Boston | Senior Ruby on Rails Developer | Carriage https://www.trycarriage.com Leading on-demand company (think UberEats, Postmates) in the Middle East looking to hire Senior Rails developer to tackle scale issues, arc
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by jhylau 10y ago
For any non-static website - Heroku FOR SURE. It's not even a question - I have two companies that both run on Heroku - both startups are profitable and both will remain on Heroku for the next couple of years. ( https://www
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by jhylau 10y ago
I made https://www.switchup.org - all the revenue is from advertising. I spend around 10 hours a week on it and have another full-time job/startup. The website is run by two freelancers and a full-time hire.
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by jhylau 10y ago
Carriage - https://www.trycarriage.com | Senior Software Engineer | Full-time | Remote / Onsite | Kuwait or Boston, MA | Pre-series A but profitable Description: Work with the best on-demand delivery company in the Middle E
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by jhylau 10y ago
thank god
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Are Coding Bootcamps Worth It?(switchup.org)
2 points by jhylau 10y ago|0 comments
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by jhylau 10y ago
Carriage ( https://www.trycarriage.com , https://www.instagram.com/try.carriage/ ) | RoR Engineer | Full-time | REMOTE | Kuwait/Dubai Work with the best on-demand delivery company in the Middle East. Seek
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by jhylau 11y ago
Disclaimer: I run switchup.org The reason we don't have average salaries and grad rates is because the only org publishing that is the school itself. Can we trust that number? Has it been reviewed/audited by a third-party? Only
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Best Web Design Courses(switchup.org)
2 points by jhylau 11y ago|0 comments

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