Article explains the what but not a why…
Hmmm
Tangentially related, but this made me think of Aristotle's teachings on technology effectively as a "prosthesis" or non-biological way to evolve. Even back then, being able to record trade deals, journal, and so on…
+1, the issue here is not that errors can occur but instead how a company responds. It’s tough to be sympathetic to leaders in a company that were aware of the errors and then took no action for years to remedy it,…
I agree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_(fictional)
Is it Anglicized, or is it just using that Latin alphabet that some parts of former Yugoslavia employ (including Serbia and Croatia)?
Can you explain why you think they are not going to be forced to remain in “wartime?”
Which market cap? The one that was set by investors during the last round and has already been more than halved?
Great analogy.
But stackoverflow asked users to provide an email address for the gift card as part of the survey. Speaking from my past experience when running surveys like this at a startup, you are given the option to get a claim…
I genuinely say this because I want to be helpful and not because I am trying to be snarky: Search past HN posts and even Google the topic. People have written a lot about this, and nothing that will be said here will…
With IPO rumors existing for at least 4 years and a price under $2B, is this a good exit for the company’s leadership and employees? (Understanding that an exit is better than nothing at all!)
This is the standard HN effect. I also love when I think some startups are killing it based on what I read here; but then they end up shutting down soon after due to a lack of any real revenue model.
While it is easy to say that it is hard to spot “genius,” it is also important to note that people grow and change over time. Maybe being called flaky influenced his growth down the road. Feedback like this is based on…
Maybe we can think of it as everyone having a lottery ticket, but certain things can increase your odds. When it comes to startups, for example, VCs are often arguing that just being closer to them in SV can help your…
When talking about wealth in our society (especially when it is tied up in real estate and other non-cash assets), things get a lot more complicated, especially when wealth can help move markets and set policy. I was…
That's a fair point for some games, but even in games where the gambler has a positive expected value would have him/her go bust eventually when playing against someone with much, much more wealth (ignoring the fact…
Not from the article, but this makes me think of something that we learned back in my college probability course: "wealth gravitates towards the wealthy." Even in fair games and situations, it is much harder to come out…
Would the package include both equity and pay? Do you have a link to your deck?
Agreed. The dominant strategy seems to be to undercut competitors until they are driven out of business, and then you can raise prices. However, raising prices then gives opportunity for a new ride-sharing service to…
Nikola* Sorry for being picky about it, but I always think that we should respect people enough to spell their names correctly!
Great to see this pivot and new feature set -- it is definitely a tool that will be useful to a lot of early stage startups! Do you plan on adding any Excel support down the road?
I think your last statement only holds true if the _only_ people coming out of Harvard that have any chance in society are those with straight A's. I'd argue that anyone at the school is already "winning this game."
That's a very fair point, that is probably just as "real" as it is "cynical."
This is why grade inflation should be curbed at an institutional level. When you compare schools like Harvard and Stanford, where As are very common, to schools like Princeton and MIT, that have some sort of deflation…
Article explains the what but not a why…
Hmmm
Tangentially related, but this made me think of Aristotle's teachings on technology effectively as a "prosthesis" or non-biological way to evolve. Even back then, being able to record trade deals, journal, and so on…
+1, the issue here is not that errors can occur but instead how a company responds. It’s tough to be sympathetic to leaders in a company that were aware of the errors and then took no action for years to remedy it,…
I agree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_(fictional)
Is it Anglicized, or is it just using that Latin alphabet that some parts of former Yugoslavia employ (including Serbia and Croatia)?
Can you explain why you think they are not going to be forced to remain in “wartime?”
Which market cap? The one that was set by investors during the last round and has already been more than halved?
Great analogy.
But stackoverflow asked users to provide an email address for the gift card as part of the survey. Speaking from my past experience when running surveys like this at a startup, you are given the option to get a claim…
I genuinely say this because I want to be helpful and not because I am trying to be snarky: Search past HN posts and even Google the topic. People have written a lot about this, and nothing that will be said here will…
With IPO rumors existing for at least 4 years and a price under $2B, is this a good exit for the company’s leadership and employees? (Understanding that an exit is better than nothing at all!)
This is the standard HN effect. I also love when I think some startups are killing it based on what I read here; but then they end up shutting down soon after due to a lack of any real revenue model.
While it is easy to say that it is hard to spot “genius,” it is also important to note that people grow and change over time. Maybe being called flaky influenced his growth down the road. Feedback like this is based on…
Maybe we can think of it as everyone having a lottery ticket, but certain things can increase your odds. When it comes to startups, for example, VCs are often arguing that just being closer to them in SV can help your…
When talking about wealth in our society (especially when it is tied up in real estate and other non-cash assets), things get a lot more complicated, especially when wealth can help move markets and set policy. I was…
That's a fair point for some games, but even in games where the gambler has a positive expected value would have him/her go bust eventually when playing against someone with much, much more wealth (ignoring the fact…
Not from the article, but this makes me think of something that we learned back in my college probability course: "wealth gravitates towards the wealthy." Even in fair games and situations, it is much harder to come out…
Would the package include both equity and pay? Do you have a link to your deck?
Agreed. The dominant strategy seems to be to undercut competitors until they are driven out of business, and then you can raise prices. However, raising prices then gives opportunity for a new ride-sharing service to…
Nikola* Sorry for being picky about it, but I always think that we should respect people enough to spell their names correctly!
Great to see this pivot and new feature set -- it is definitely a tool that will be useful to a lot of early stage startups! Do you plan on adding any Excel support down the road?
I think your last statement only holds true if the _only_ people coming out of Harvard that have any chance in society are those with straight A's. I'd argue that anyone at the school is already "winning this game."
That's a very fair point, that is probably just as "real" as it is "cynical."
This is why grade inflation should be curbed at an institutional level. When you compare schools like Harvard and Stanford, where As are very common, to schools like Princeton and MIT, that have some sort of deflation…