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   by scatter 7y ago

   I am a EE PHD with 8 years of work experience, looking to transition in to data science / visualization / machine learning related roles. Worked at a semiconductor startup for 6 years before with full ownership for R&D of a pr
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   by scatter 7y ago

   Location: San Francisco Full-time/Part-Time: Part-Time Remote: OK Technologies: Python, R, Machine Learning, Deep Learning Email: xyzsk3@gmail.com I am a PHD with 8 years of work experience, looking to transition in to ML. Worked at a
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   by scatter 8y ago

   Would you be open to have a brief conversation on the phone for advice? My email is knariks@gmail.com.
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   by scatter 8y ago

   Hi, I am in a similar boat, and would love to network with you either in person or online. I have a PhD in EE, working in semiconductors. I have done a couple of MOOC specializations on Coursera, and am trying get some data science projects
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   by scatter 8y ago

   Great reply. Just out of curiosity, did you end up giving your semiconductor job before joining the start up with a data scientist title ? I am deep into semiconductors, and am facing the dilemma of giving up my expertise so far, to join a
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   by scatter 9y ago

   A few years ago, I spent on some time on spinning this issue around and giving employees a way to request public validation of their contributions from their employers. Sort of asking your manager to give you a public endorsement of your co
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   by scatter 13y ago

   Thanks for the suggestions everyone! My goal is to be able to build at least the initial prototypes for complex web / mobile applications, so that I can test out some of our ideas. I did this in the past with various content managemen
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   Ask HN: What is the best technology to learn right now?

   53 points by scatter 13y ago|66 comments
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   by scatter 13y ago

   My wife had to deal with many such cases when they were hiring contractors in their group. A few simple checks that could be useful: 1. Request to have some date of birth, graduation date etc on the CV. It's by no means fool proof, but
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    by scatter 14y ago

    Thanks brudgers ! Is it okay to ask for the stock option agreement before joining the company ?
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    by scatter 14y ago

    Thanks for your replies everyone ! One of my concerns was that CEO has been putting in all the money so far, so the valuation of the company is questionable. Only comparison I could make was with another competitor in the same area, which i
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    Ask HN: Exercise Price For Options At A Startup

    4 points by scatter 14y ago|9 comments
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    by scatter 14y ago

    I agree, putting links back to your homepage helps, and these days it shows up as the first result with my name. But still, I want the other results to be relevant: such as my papers, any press we have got etc., not some random product I ha
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    Request to all web start-ups: Please don't make my profile public by default

    4 points by scatter 14y ago|4 comments
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    by scatter 15y ago

    Thanks Paul. I didn't much about how the ycombinator program works, except for what's available at this link: http://ycombinator.com/atyc.html . I just wanted to know if there is a chance it would work at all with our full-time jobs. More t
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    Ask HN: Can we apply to YCombintor planning to work on the start-up part time?

    1 points by scatter 15y ago|3 comments
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    by scatter 15y ago

    I agree ! There are people exploiting lack of face to face interviews and back ground checks (particularly for contractors) to end up at jobs they aren't qualified for. I don't if this is a recent trend, or if it is already known in the sof
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    by scatter 15y ago

    Thanks a lot, its very useful information. I wish I had this kind of information when I graduated.