rjf1990

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by rjf1990 10y ago
This is a pretty terrible analogy. It's not a retailer; it's a marketplace. Marketplaces don't get commoditized. Is there another Ebay out there? Retailers can purchase the inventory at will, then earn the demand. Marketpla
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by rjf1990 11y ago
I disagree with this comment but understand the spirit behind it. This incident just shows the immaturity of the reddit community. People get let go all the time. At the risk of sounding like a monster, it's just business. Nobody k
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by rjf1990 12y ago
I'm also not a professional programmer, but I used to do a lot of data analytics for a large company which required lots of SQL. I often used excel to track my code and keep it organized. Part of this is that most of my work was done
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Overnight TV Ratings Service For World Cup(techcrunch.com)
2 points by rjf1990 12y ago|0 comments
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Mathematician Explains How To Figure Out What Time To Get To The Airport (businessinsider.com)
1 points by rjf1990 12y ago|0 comments
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by rjf1990 12y ago
While this makes total sense, there are in fact roles where working more makes you progress faster. I feel that this is less the case in programming roles. But, in many business roles, working more allows you to learn more about the busin
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by rjf1990 12y ago
As a carpenter and programmer, I think this stretches it a quite bit, but still funny.
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by rjf1990 12y ago
It's clear that most people commenting on this do not understand finance. If you look at Tesla's financial statements it's clear that they should have a junk rating. While the term "junk" sounds bad, it is simply a
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10 New Companies for Techstars Summer 2014 Chicago Session(techstars.com)
1 points by rjf1990 12y ago|0 comments
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Home Cleaning Startup Homejoy (YC S10) Acquires Competitor Get Maid(techcrunch.com)
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by rjf1990 12y ago
Even though I'm not a father I very much enjoyed this piece.
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by rjf1990 12y ago
Sure, there are a lot of companies that initially sounded like bad ideas. But there are ideas that aren't just bad; they aren't thought through. I hear dozens of people tell me about an idea and it's apparent that there&#x27
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by rjf1990 12y ago
Agree with this article 100%. The reason I discarded programming (and went into Mechanical Engineering)sophomore year of college was because I was frustrated with the syntax issues with C++. Years later, once I learned Python, I started e
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New Snowden Docs Highlight “Weaknesses” In Facebook Data Security(techcrunch.com)
5 points by rjf1990 12y ago|0 comments
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by rjf1990 12y ago
Interesting, especially the part of making it mobile-only. Seems odd to me but I'm sure they have a reason behind it. Also, part of the reason why Costco and Sams are so expensive is the fact that they have no signs, which forces peop
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Other women snubbed me until I made it big(money.cnn.com)
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by rjf1990 12y ago
It makes sense if you understand how the deal process works. It's unlike other industries where you can plan ahead and delegate accordingly. If you're building software, you have the luxury of a 6 month plan with set milestones a
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by rjf1990 12y ago
As crazypyro said, deals move fast. These are often billion dollar decisions clients are making. If a bank can't turn it around quickly, they'll lose the deal. With only a few deals going through every year, they have to keep t
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by rjf1990 12y ago
Sorry, I've come to use the terms interchangeably. That's what happens when your friends are all investment bankers.
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by rjf1990 12y ago
I got a lot of BS answers to this question when I wanted to be an investment banker. The only reasonable answer I got is that it's a low-risk way to make a ton of money. Instead of risk you give up your life and/or health.
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by rjf1990 12y ago
Startups are rarely as bad as banking, where you can do 100 hour weeks several weeks in a row, have vacations canceled, miss weddings and funerals. Even though you're expected to work more at startups, most founders realize their empl
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by rjf1990 12y ago
I thought it was cool detective work and proved a good point, despite not being "particularly ingenious".
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Google Needs to Rule Online Shopping to Show Its Ads Really Work(wired.com)
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by rjf1990 12y ago
Definitely "first world problems", but great suggestions.
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Molten Aluminum Makes Casts of Ant Nest(iflscience.com)
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by rjf1990 12y ago
This is exactly why even though I graduated with an engineering degree, I went straight into business. I didn't want to have to make that jump to management. Rather, I started with an analytical role and moved up (well I actually left
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by rjf1990 12y ago
Pretty sure all the teams have been accepted/rejected at this point.
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Box Might Put Its IPO Back In The Box(techcrunch.com)
1 points by rjf1990 12y ago|0 comments
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by rjf1990 12y ago
I went to a high school that was full of rich kids. Not filthy rich, but rich enough to have a sense of entitlement. This sort of outcome is almost the norm. Out of the people I knew, I wouldn't be surprised if over 50% went to rehab
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by rjf1990 12y ago
I think the fact that it's in Snapchat combined with the disappearing messages will yield different use than FB messages. I think it'll be used for when I'm bored and feel like sending silly messages, rather than serious con

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