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But also started with a roof over my head, great parents, an internet connection, etc. I would consider myself a trust fund baby in that sense.
In general, I would discourage bluffing in a business like SE Daily. I'm on display for 250 minutes per week. It would be very easy to get caught in a lie.
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If you work in technology and are lucky enough to find yourself in a position where you can actually start a company you are on permanent vacation compared to most of the world.
I did try to address the downsides as best I could and I think they are even better addressed in the follow-up with Preethi.
Most of the downsides of leaving your job are not instability because for most people in tech, that instability can be stabilized with stuff like debt, contract work, living in super cheap housing etc.
The main reason people do not go out on their own is either:
-lack of recognizing there are alternatives to the corporate meatgrinder
-laziness and addiction to video games, drugs, or other consumptive behaviors
-shame/defeatist/nihilist attitude
The epidemic scale of all three of these in tech industry is pretty disgusting--all the more reason to jump ship.
The ad networks that are most profitable are going to have some terrible deal flow that includes malware and viruses.
I was disappointed with the way companies I worked at organized their programmers so I started Software Engineering Daily, a podcast about software.
This economy rewards software skills and general acumen as much as programming.
You are turning a casino into a nexus for mechanical turks. What is complicated about it?
It's also not meant to be offensive, if anything it is a compliment to Turkish people. They are good at solving problems with no definitive solution.
It's a dynamic equilibrium that can be accounted for.
I believe the LinkedIn profile betting example is something feasible in the future, that we can't imagine very well by today's mores.
She's obviously not right in the head, you are basically saying "Watch out for crazy people", and she has to be the scapegoat for your messaging.
This is super cruel and merciless.
I have a strong bias to action and want to experiment with the ideas I laid out.
It's like a service-oriented architecture. If there is a lot of demand on a service, you spin up another copy of it.
I'm continually proud and disappointed with my own results. I know I could do more if I was working with a team.
The Postal Service used waterfall when making their album.
I have heard good things about Splice, which allows git-like collaboration.
What I want to underscore: there are great tools for individual and small-group creativity. I'm interested in processes for a large team that allows asynchronicity and scalable development.
Yes there are many good engineer+musicians. But I've never seen a group of musicians use a KANBAN board.