niketdesai

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by niketdesai 6y ago
Nadella I think brought focus on ideas and prioritization that complimented Ballmer's ideas. He doesn't need to launch new projects, but ensure they are managed into a place of relevance. In that regard, it really showcases the ex
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by niketdesai 6y ago
Thanks for the recommendation. I'm going to check out Rovalli's book.
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by niketdesai 7y ago
Yup. It's a challenging position for patients, caregivers, and medical professionals alike. Each burdens the quandary in a different way.
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by niketdesai 7y ago
You capture the nuance by saying usually. Many people, logically, would arrive to this conclusion. When the treatment starts, one is even energized. Then, in the middle a person regrets being so optimistic at all. They find their assumption
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by niketdesai 7y ago
I am quite optimistic IO and cell based therapies will minimize these techniques. But there's more baking to be done before they can be rolled out. The "primitive" techniques can be quite reliable for specific cancer variants
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by niketdesai 7y ago
The CFS group at MIT is trying to build a larger test reactor to show Q > 1 results. In some cases, it is a matter of scaling up (construction work) a hypothesis. Agreed on your research point within the context of one approach in one co
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by niketdesai 7y ago
Glad you brought this up. A fun read the first time, and a concerning one the second.
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by niketdesai 8y ago
I think the idea is leverage form factor, usability, and familiarity. Those things + security upgrades would be a cheaper and effective rollout.
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by niketdesai 8y ago
This, too, has been my thinking. That said, having worked at Google there are many folks who were there prior to this shift (and unwittingly assisted by doing nothing previously). I don't blame them for trying to correct course and act
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by niketdesai 9y ago
$200,000 - Normal / $250,000 - Founders Edition According to tesla.com/roadster
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by niketdesai 9y ago
The Paypal app was late, and didn't really support the seamless Venmo experience, because initially Venmo allowed you to sign up with a CC and ate the fees. Later, with enough momentum and usage, they moved people to direct deposit by
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by niketdesai 9y ago
I believe his foundation is allowing other people to contribute in the way he and Melinda have setup so well. With that said, I like that our largest influencers are tackling problems at various stages. Finding the ideal mix will take time
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by niketdesai 10y ago
I think having multiple approaches was the key here. Worse case scenario these teams converge, but the true best case scenario is discovery of different methods to solve Google's ambitions. In some ways, the depth of the search team ne
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by niketdesai 11y ago
SHL learns a ton from this, gets experience most executives don't have. Optimistic in his future either way. To the GR team, your work is not marginalized by this speed bump. GR is really good and something people love. I hope other pe
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by niketdesai 12y ago
I'm a PM and feel this is the case as well. I've seen massive migrations as one type of 'maintenance' wrapped as a launch that led to promotions, but generally the best way to go about it was join a rapidly growing proje
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by niketdesai 12y ago
I don't recall it being pitched as Twitter, or even Alpha at the time. I had read a lot about what Dalton believed and agreed with him. My $29 seemed paltry in the long view if he would succeed. I'm saddened by the current state o
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by niketdesai 12y ago
I think that's a viable option. Also, it's perfectly acceptable to enter new markets through acquisitions and apply Google's innovations there. That is a form of innovation in my opinion.
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by niketdesai 12y ago
It's not an individual that is making these decisions, it's a complicated set of groups, technologies, and directions. Does that mean having bad user experiences is justified? No. But it's incredibly complicated to tie togeth
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by niketdesai 13y ago
In what regard -- the question is too broad for me to generally answer meaningfully.
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by niketdesai 13y ago
I transferred to the Motorola division so I kind of have both perspectives while being at Google. In some regard, a lot of Googlers don't even know how good they have it. What Google manages to do pretty well is pick the right people f
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by niketdesai 13y ago
Our friends have a concept called an Orblitz. You got to orbitz.com on Wednesday and search for the cheapest tickets out of the state to anywhere. Take a backpack for the weekend and no hotels book - figure it out there. Has been a blast ev
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by niketdesai 13y ago
I built a really simple horoscopes app while playing with the mirror api. glassscopes.appspot.com This site is bizarre, though.
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by niketdesai 13y ago
I think if you use Google Maps and star / favourite your home location it will utilize that data in Now (for your commutes and such).
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by niketdesai 13y ago
This is pretty much the argument for the other side of the coin. Google probably designed the service understanding that situations like these would arise and would represent a small but acceptable amount of outrage. Altruistically for Goog
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by niketdesai 14y ago
I appreciate your view only because the skepticism is important as it draws attention to things optimists of the system like me will ignore. There is a problem with some skeptics that purposely lead people on goose chases, but the true ones
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by niketdesai 14y ago
Yeah but this is the scenario many companies face. It's not like there are THAT many companies with Billions in multiple revenue channels that aren't effectively umbrella corporations. Google funnels most of their diverse online product set
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by niketdesai 14y ago
This is a partial product still being built (as it's domestic at the moment and will obviously go international I'm sure). But the speed and data quality is where they will win out. The faster the interface allows people to do what they wan
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by niketdesai 14y ago
CTRL-Z. For the love of education & taste.
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by niketdesai 14y ago
Sorry, but even for a team of 6 people if you can't muster $300/yr (breaking down to $25/mo or $4/user-mo) you aren't bootstrapping. You're being inefficient, and perhaps even reckless with your endeavor. (Unless you're building a competito
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by niketdesai 14y ago
I think we should make judgement on the outcome rather than the email (since it's basically speculation anyways). Judge: Do these types of problems happen in the same amount and severity in 6 months? (or whatever time horizon you think is a

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