npkarnik

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by npkarnik 4y ago
I'm a coder in my 30s now. But when I was a coder in my 20s, FWIW almost all the wealthy (male) investors I interacted with were not degrading towards myself and my peers FWIW. And the ones that were tended to be in their 20s or early
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by npkarnik 4y ago
No one knows how high interest rates will go. Interest rates are approximately the floor of what a very low risk return on capital looks like, especially for an average citizen. If they approach 7% and stay there as some think is possible,
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by npkarnik 4y ago
This isn't worth the effort to discuss. There isn't much point in fighting the surveillance state.
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by npkarnik 4y ago
Think he meant that they protect the consumer
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by npkarnik 5y ago
Yea definitely, it's a bit in his standup
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by npkarnik 9y ago
100% - I'm not sure why others are so dismissive. It's not that technically difficult, and FB has a reputation for being creepy. If only I could figure out how to get random one night stands out of my "People you may know&quo
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by npkarnik 9y ago
I disagree that any specific advice will help an individual marketer...I think the biggest issue is that the economics of acquisition on social (factoring in internet marketing budgets and customer LTV) doesn't work well for brands tha
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by npkarnik 9y ago
I don't work at Dropbox, but I believe it's ignored by design. Fewer users would upgrade their storage to the paid plans.
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by npkarnik 9y ago
What % cost savings are customers seeing?
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by npkarnik 9y ago
Not really, artistic talent has historically relinquished all IP rights. Incubators are more like a tax to get involved in the VC ecosystem, if anything.
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by npkarnik 10y ago
Travis is 40.
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by npkarnik 10y ago
Very cool - I actually have a friend who works on that Target team. There are smart, talented, "modern" people everywhere. I wonder what the dinosaurs will look like in 10-20 years.
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by npkarnik 10y ago
This is such bad PR - probably leaked maliciously.
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by npkarnik 11y ago
I was lucky to meet these guys recently. They hire staffers as W2 workers, not 1099 contractors. They're building something that is impacting the lives of people who typically work minimum wage jobs. The talented, reliable workers on t
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by npkarnik 11y ago
Your claim doesn't make sense to me. The author does not prove there isn't privilege and inequality in SV. He only shares his story of how he overcame a decidedly unprivileged background. If the expected value of my bet in a game
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by npkarnik 11y ago
You are correct. My comment is wrong.
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by npkarnik 11y ago
Those are the advertised pricing for players. If you do not believe that these companies have a private, internal model to set those "prices" to maximize their returns...
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by npkarnik 11y ago
I used to think this exactly...but now, given how heavily the NFL, NFLPA, and individual teams have been promoting Draftkings/FanDuel, it's obvious that the business model involves paying kickbacks to all the important stakeholder
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by npkarnik 11y ago
Same thing with nightlife (except it's closer to 2-3 years), since the target demographics are the same, but the people going to (or used to go to) clubs/bars get older.
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by npkarnik 11y ago
About time...I have probably had more bad cab experiences in Vegas than all other cities combined. One tip: the various Airport Shuttles from McCarran to hotels on the strip/downtown (and back) are a great deal...around $15 total for b
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by npkarnik 11y ago
I'm blown away by how much of modern American (urban and suburban) culture can be attributed to the rise of gangsta rap. I work as a software engineer at a large tech company, and I can regularly hear (and am certainly guilty of) peopl
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by npkarnik 11y ago
Well, good luck burning gas and filling up your tank during the Great Depression.
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by npkarnik 11y ago
I had a similar experience with the CrunchBase API. I kind of gave up once I had to start negotiating with their Business Development rep for licensing fees. I respect that they have to have a sustainable business given the resources requir
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by npkarnik 11y ago
You're not factoring dilution in at all, for one. Also, the 120k is more recent.
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by npkarnik 11y ago
Every source I've read disagrees with your interpretation. Net neutrality is about common carrier rules and definitely relates to how ISPs and Governments handle traffic. Here's an article by Tim Wu, who coined the term explaining
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by npkarnik 11y ago
I don't buy the hypocrisy. Net neutrality requires ISP infrastructure companies to not artificially restrict end-users choice for legal content. Especially as ISP companies become coupled with content companies (Comcast/NBC Univer
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by npkarnik 11y ago
This imagery makes me cringe while being spot on.
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by npkarnik 11y ago
There are probably more efficient ways to build useful skills and learn material than paying for an elite education. Prestige is much harder to manufacture. YC is 10 years old (i think?) and has managed to do this, impressively.
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by npkarnik 11y ago
Similar concept relating to how cars were normalized and displaced pedestrians: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26073797
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by npkarnik 11y ago
I've always framed it as "the market rate for me." The nice thing is that things like Hired and AngelList actually let you put a $$ figure on it.

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