rmcfeeley

6 ms·

1.
by rmcfeeley 9y ago
WHO WROTE THIS? -- CATHOLIC
2.
by rmcfeeley 9y ago
What could possibly go wrong?
3.
by rmcfeeley 10y ago
Has anyone read "The Circle" by Dave Eggers? I enjoyed it. Raised a lot of interesting questions that I think we're all going to be debating in coming years. Privacy, surveillance, transparency, etc. Genuinely surprised how r
4.
by rmcfeeley 10y ago
Thanks for this comment. Extremely thoughtful. Would you elaborate on the "super powers" that you hint at here as being reserved for those who have made it to the Post-Depression state? As a clinically depressed person, I am, in s
5.
by rmcfeeley 10y ago
rhetorical 360 slam dunk
6.
by rmcfeeley 10y ago
Watching now. Pretty surreal Will he end on a positive note or send countless liberal techies to the self-medication cabinet this afternoon??
7.
by rmcfeeley 10y ago
Isolation. See The Galapagos + Darwin's studies on the birds there. Also: Madagascar (film + land mass)
8.
“I made 3 CEOs rich – So why am I broke?”(forbes.com)
19 points by rmcfeeley 10y ago|40 comments
9.
by rmcfeeley 11y ago
Hi James -- Thanks for sharing your thoughts + experiences so publicly. I've been working on a few resources to help the startup + tech community raise awareness about these issues. Check out blueperiod.co to learn a bit more. Would lo
10.
by rmcfeeley 12y ago
Why don't we reallocate some of this effort to teaching humans how to use language more effectively? Or is it better to just delegate the responsibility for truth to a seemingly "pure" logic that we like to think exists outsi
11.
Survey on “staying sane in startupland”--blueperiod.co(blueperiod.co)
12 points by rmcfeeley 12y ago|0 comments
12.
by rmcfeeley 12y ago
Beautiful typo
13.
by rmcfeeley 12y ago
Have you ever seen a white Seamless delivery person?
14.
by rmcfeeley 12y ago
Would be more interested in "How Actively Breaking Existing Laws Transformed Airbnb Into a 'Billion-Dollar' Business"
15.
by rmcfeeley 12y ago
Thanks for the brave post, Seth. Glad to see all of the support here, deserved, and appreciate your honesty. Best wishes for the days ahead
16.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
I'm working on a project to boost awareness & strengthen resources around mental health in the startup community. Check out the basics at blueperiod.org Reach out to rob@blueperiod.org if you'd like to help out
17.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
Hey, this is fantastic. Kudos
18.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
Interesting that few of the comments here address the question: "What is the true goal of higher education?" One of the root causes of the "college bubble" might just be completely overlooking this question, or taking an
19.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
"Author, please stop taking words so literally" is a wonderful sentence
20.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
Ha - well said. Employee churnover in startupland is hilarious. This is not always obvious to those diving into this world for the first time.
21.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
Proper = 1 = Black ________ Improper = 0 = White Presumably? The world is very gray... Would love to see the results of that test. Now, if you want to talk about helping people A/B test their lives & careers, I'm interested :)
22.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
Good point. "Imposter syndrome" is definitely a thing. I think a lot about the hyphenated person these days (i.e. artist-programmer-writer-marketer-lover). Your point about retroactively realizing that you were on a path is a good
23.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
Thanks for the feedback - though I'd hardly describe myself as comfortable ;) Quite the opposite actually - the main point here, and perhaps I could do a better job of getting that across, is that the traditional concept of a "car
24.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
Hi Joel -- quick search in response to your comment: http://www.knewton.com/careers/ http://www.shopify.com/careers http://www.quirky.com/about/careers
25.
Startups, please stop calling it your 'Careers' page(robmcfeeley.com)
27 points by rmcfeeley 13y ago|34 comments
26.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
Simple. Take them out to dinner and see how they treat the servers
27.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
Once, I made the mistake of asking a more senior IB analyst the following question at a party (I did not know him well): "Some junior investment banking analysts work over 100 hours a week. There is no way that anyone is firing at full
28.
Dev Toolkit 2.0: What Powers Amicus – OrientDB, Chef, Errplane & more(blog.thinkful.com)
11 points by rmcfeeley 13y ago|0 comments
29.
by rmcfeeley 13y ago
The kind of feature-focused, "logical" startup messaging that this article takes issue with isn't usually a result of "abort(ing) the creative process." It's probably more a reflection of: (a) where these companies are in terms of product-m
30.
Dev Toolkit 1.0 -- Get a peek under the hood at Timehop(blog.thinkful.com)
17 points by rmcfeeley 13y ago|3 comments

More ›