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I think trying a lot of different ideas is probably single most important factor in stumbling on success in business as long as execution does not take lot of time/money/effort. When you are not building something to…

I am a 40 year old iOS programmer and work/life balance is important to me. I am looking for my next gig. I live in Los Angeles and thinking of moving out of the city to start something new. Is Bay Area a good place to…

Do you learn something because your project/job requires it ? Do you learn out of curiosity ? Do you learn because you planned to acquire the skill/knowledge ? Recently I have become bit lazy in learning new things. My…

I am an iOS freelancer based in Los Angeles. I've been doing freelancing for more than a year now. I was reading a nice blog on the benefits of having a Mastermind group to learn and help each other. If you are also in…

What are some of the most exciting ideas in Computing that will transform our world in the next 50 years ? I want to know the craziest ideas you've read or thought about. Lets share them.

SF rent is through the roof and there is no tax benefits to people who rent apartments anywhere in the US even though they can't afford to buy the mortgage. Would it be possible to provide Accommodation to the empoyees…

I recently posted a LinkedIn Ad and wanted to discuss it with their customer rep for some advice. Here is what I got: LinkedIn's self-service ads don't require a salesperson. You can create targeted ads, set a budget,…

Recently I met a lead who insist on me signing the NDA before he can discuss my involvement in the project. As a freelancer do you think its a standard practice to do so ? have you done it ?

I have started working as a software freelancers. What sort of events do you recommend I should goto to get quality clients ? I've been going to startup events but people there seems to be more interested in either…

Everyone seems to be busy building MVPs in a weekend or in few months of time, and thats great as new technologies allow us to build much faster than even 10 years ago. But I want to know with that mentality and short…

If you have done anything that is unusual, unconventional, rule breaking in the real-world please share your story. I read this article on FastCompany about Jerry Jao and want to know more about such social engineering…

I have 15 years of experience as a software developer. What kinds of interview questions are asked to experienced programmers at Silicon Valley startups and companies like Google, Apple etc ? Are they exactly the same…

Percentage wise how many people in Silicon Valley do you think became millionaires. What are the chances of getting rich while working for a promising Startup?

I think I am good driver just like any average driver but I always stop at the yellow light if I can. I in fact enjoy red lights because it helps me to relax , be in the now and get out of autopilot mode. But I see many…

Is there a paper book or ebook for learning how to do software contracting with all the details from strategies to find clients and legal matters. If you are a contractor how did you learn it ?

I am a pretty good software engineer and have implemented many impressive softwares during last 12 years from implementing parts of JVM to distributed systems. However I am not good with memorizing language syntaxes and…