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by josh_carterPDX 4mo ago
I guess it would depend on the role.
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by josh_carterPDX 4mo ago
> Are you saying the people who have been working for Meta had no other options? That would be a ridiculous claim. The point is that there have been many, many options and yet they chose to interview for Meta and take the offer. Bold ass
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by josh_carterPDX 4mo ago
This is a tough one because I've been there. I have worked for orgs that don't align with my values, but when you're in there you aren't thinking that you are contributing to the absolutely horrible crap they're doi
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When the Partnership Breaks, So Does the Company: The Jawbone Story(joshcarterpdx.substack.com)
1 points by josh_carterPDX 5mo ago|0 comments
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A Startup Failure That Looked Fine Until It Didn't(substack.com)
1 points by josh_carterPDX 8mo ago|0 comments
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The Trump Tracker(docs.google.com)
3 points by josh_carterPDX 9mo ago|1 comments
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by josh_carterPDX 11mo ago
Unlike chess or Go, where both players see the entire board, poker involves hidden information, your opponents’ hole cards. This makes it an incomplete-information game, which is far more complex mathematically. The AI must reason not only
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by josh_carterPDX 1y ago
I agree with most of this except the overcommunicating part. If you're setting the right expectations, overcommunicating may be mistaken for micromanaging. Managers are judged by outcomes, not by contribution. Good leaders know how to
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by josh_carterPDX 1y ago
This reminded me of an old app that would scan the MAC addresses of devices already connected to a paid WiFi network. You would then just change your MAC to one that already paid for the WiFi, and then reset it once you were done.
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by josh_carterPDX 1y ago
This needs to be a model for other states to follow. Too often, incarcerated people are left with very few real options to have a viable career beyond some sort of physical trade like construction, hospitality, or food service. And while al
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DIU Presents: Dual-Use University Accelerator Challenge(diu.mil)
1 points by josh_carterPDX 1y ago|0 comments
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The DoD Is Looking for C-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Solutions(diu.mil)
2 points by josh_carterPDX 1y ago|1 comments
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by josh_carterPDX 1y ago
While I agree with some of the statements made in the article, I don't think everything is doom and gloom. There is still a place for early-stage VC for founders looking to scale. While I agree that AI is making it easier to launch thi
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
I'm feeling a little bit of buyer's remorse for that same reason. I love my Canon, but having a closed loop lens system is not ideal and is insanely pricey. All of the "adapters" that allow you to use 3rd party lenses su
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
This is great! I once set up a Twilio script that would call spam callers every five minutes and play "Macarena."
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
It'll be interesting to see how much the other social media platforms work to replicate the TikTok model if this ban ends up being permanent.
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
The moment I started reading, "Set up multiple domains" I felt like I needed to shower. Sleazy indeed.
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
Thank you for building something like this. Financial modeling can be daunting, but I think it's the most important tool for entrepreneurs to have in order to understand how best to run their business. Can't wait to spend some tim
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
We took our startup through Techstars in 2016. The next year they took a very similar company that ended up getting more funding and attention. We didn't understand it at first, but looking back it was definitely because they were the
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
My first reaction to the title was, "That explains why things are broken." but this explanation makes so much sense. Thanks for clarifying. But yeah, I wish the new version of Chrome worked better. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
These are all great comments here, but I am surprised no one is concerned about this being from Hong Kong. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
Given how easy it is to deploy Starlink, I am actually surprised this is the first time this has been tried. Or perhaps this is the first time it came out publicly.
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
I joined the Navy in 94 (got out in 98). Reading these comments is giving me PTSD. I still had to mail letters and remember my calling card number to make calls when I got into port. That was the only way I could stay connected with home. T
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
I was just looking through everything and didn't see much when it came to scale. Having been the founder of a devtool platform in the past, one common question we had was what would happen to the platform if someone built the next Flap
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
Security clearances should take a long time because the risk of information being leaked is so high. Not sure I'm aligned here with Palantir or Steve Blank that the process needs to be sped up. Sounds like a recipe for disaster given a
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by josh_carterPDX 2y ago
My last role was Director of Ventures at a rising org out of Seattle. The work was rewarding and impactful, but as a non-profit I found myself spending less time working with founders and more time fundraising. It was very stressful as fund
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
Very well said. We went through Techstars Chicago in 2016 and found the network to be top-notch. We met so many incredible people who helped connect us to resources we could not have gotten otherwise. I think Techstars' inability to pi
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What went wrong at Techstars(founderscoop.com)
168 points by josh_carterPDX 3y ago|90 comments
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
The FAA is bad, but I would say the FDA is worse. Any industry in which you have companies actually writing the text of the regulations used to oversee them is a recipe for disaster. Sadly it usually takes a tragedy to highlight these egreg
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
I agree that writing is going to become more important. I do not think it'll be done by AI. Good stories come from quality character development, empathy, and the ability to tell a story that captures the imagination. Having an incredi

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