lazythrowaway

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by lazythrowaway 11y ago
Lenders like OnDeck can loan a business roughly 10-15% of your annual revenue in a day or two.
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by lazythrowaway 11y ago
There is plenty of disruption in the small business loan space, including billion dollar valuations (one went public in December). They're just not from SV.
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by lazythrowaway 11y ago
I am extremely dubious of this claim. $1500 in midtown? Maybe way uptown (Harlem, etc.)
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by lazythrowaway 11y ago
I pretty much only read HN on mobile...
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by lazythrowaway 11y ago
If its anything like Alcohol, the top 10% of buyers spend $3500 per year.
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by lazythrowaway 11y ago
You don't get to 600 lbs without some sort of mental illness or deep unwellness. Do you look at people who commit suicide with contempt? Its similar.
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
Sriracha is one of the few generics that Trader Joes is terrible at.
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
Kind of weird to have an article about alternative lending and big data, and not mention Lending Club? The are the biggest player in the space by far and IPOed only last month...
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
Dogs breed themselves just fine - ever been to a shelter?
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
Hour and a half bus ride each way, NYC.
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
Every stray cat has the toxoplasma virus.
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
You need to step outside your own shoes for something like this - most people think burgers can easily be tastier than vegetables.
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
All I know about Facebook as a direct marketer - we went from spending $3000 a month in June to $400,000 this month alone for one client because the CPA is there (not LTV, just first purchase).
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
America definitely drinks more soda than anyone else: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/map_of_the_... . 3x as much as most central European countries.
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
Great article - worth reading.
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
When I was in college, and my wife and I were in hard times, we had a $10,000 credit line that we ran up to full and I've been slowly paying down. I currently pay around $70 a month in interest on it - and it was so worth it. It's
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
Employed!
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
Wow! I know this is said sarcastically but I will keep WF as an example of a Big Corp where it might be possible.
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
Seems like step 1 is to become a thought leader in a field respected by all, and then parley that respect into a cushy job at a big company. Sounds ideal once one gets there! Probably the best way is to look a list of sinecure's (thank
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by lazythrowaway 12y ago
This does sound the best so far :)
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Ask HN: High paid job with low accountability?
40 points by lazythrowaway 12y ago|67 comments