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Just trying to figure out how people deal with over-thinking everything during an onsite interview. Despite being well prepared there's always the unknown part which throws you off. Not necessarily stress per se, more…

What is your ultimate dream job? It could be anything you can think of: "VP of AI at Google in Mountain View", "Fisherman in the north pole", "President of the United States", "CEO of YC", etc. What would it be? No one…

If you could achieve one single thing in 2019, what would that be?

Have you also noticed how companies ignore "unsubscription" requests for unwanted emails? How many times have I unsubscribed from mailing lists then month sometimes even years later new emails are coming with the option…

What are the reasons why you will not apply to YC in 2019?

Hi HN Community, I'm sure we're all dealing with private domains, hosting personal projects, startup stuff etc. What is the HN preferred Domain Provider? And what is the one thing that makes it your favorite pick? The…

I often hear people saying that a candidate should always ask clarifying questions to the interviewer. On paper it sounds wonderful but I often noticed that at least 50% of the interviewers don't open up. Asking…

The older I get the harder it is for me to focus and to learn new things. It’s almost painful. I still learn a lot but it is not as seemless as it used to be. Why is that?

What are you grateful for near the end of 2018? Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Looking at GoDaddy and Office 360, they're charging $4.99/month for only 1 professional email (with my own domain name .com). Is there any good and cheaper solution out there? Don't want to spend that much. Thanks!

Let's say I'm not a product manager, not a sales guy, I'm just a tech dude. I have a couple of ideas but I'd like to validate them prior to coding. "Is this something people want?". What is your favorite hack when it…

No one can predict the future, but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on what could potentially happen next year in the market (stock, real estate, jobs, etc). Correction? Crash? Bull run? Flat?

I've been working in tech for a while and I consider myself a tech-savvy. I even worked for some of the most "prestigious" tech companies as an engineer. Though, I struggle everyday when I interact with software…

I was wondering if YC has some data to share regarding the Basic Income study which is probably still on. Any update? Does it look promising? Thanks!

It seems pretty old school to have to commute to an office in order to work. Why is remote work not mainstream yet? Seems pretty obvious we’ll end up all working remotely in a near future. Instead of putting 100% of our…

Gmail.com totally sucks now since they've pushed the new UI to everyone (no revert back option). We all hate it, it's confusing, can't even find out if I have a new email because of the color/font/bold they use.…

Interviewing is very painful and time consuming for candidates, plus, companies spend a lot of money for that. Why companies don't pay candidates for showing up at their interview? Potential outcome: Companies would…

We’ve seen a huge drop in terms of software quality and user experience these last few years. It's getting worse by the day. iOS and Mac OS are a perfect example of that. But also Google products, facebook, etc. The…

Let's be honest, what's your addiction?

If you were to land a new job tomorrow, what would it be (title and company)?

I was wondering why companies judge candidates mostly based on the ability to solve whiteboard CS questions within a short timeframe and under pressure? Why don't we judge good engineers purely based on what they've…

Would MBA programs accept someone in his late 30's?

Anyone can create a "fake" account on glassdoor and record a salary for any given company. Linkedin Premium feature is as bad as glassdoor. Sometimes you see the salary mentioned in a job description so you can compare…

How would you onboard a new team as an engineering manager starting a new job?

I've always had very bad managers in the past, even working at some of the big 5. It seems that it's going downhill year after year. Every time I believe we hit the bottom (can't get worse), I get someone even worse.…