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gakoson GitHub Stars !== Usage: React Is Still Blowing Vue and Angular Away

Good point. I guess we'd have to rely on Github publishing this data to get the full picture.

gakoson GitHub Stars !== Usage: React Is Still Blowing Vue and Angular Away

Appreciate !== vs !=, no type conversion on Stars and Usage in comparison. Also, agreed. Would be more interesting to crawl all repos to see which have React vs Vue vs Angular for a more detailed understanding of usage.

gakoson Show HN: Yagol, a Game of Life sandbox built with React.js

Well done! Have you considered a menu to change the automata rules?

gakoson Show HN: World Cup 2018 Predictions with Bayesian ML

Sweet project!

gakoson WeWork Is Raising Funds at $35B Valuation

Not giving them props on their bond sale at all - I mean more that they had a huge level of interest in the sale so the market is showing a high level of interest DESPITE the junk rating. Bonds are junk when the reliability of repayment is low. I guess those investors (and anyone interested in the raise at $35b valuation) are ok with the risk.

gakoson WeWork Is Raising Funds at $35B Valuation

I personally don't understand the valuation, but there certainly seems to be demand for both their bonds and equity. Here's another Bloomberg article with info on their recent $700mm bond sale in April and a couple of interesting excerpts:

> The company had initially planned to sell $500 million, and then received orders of about five times that amount.

> Moody’s Investors Service rated the notes Caa1, seven steps into junk. S&P Global Ratings rated them three steps higher than Moody’s at B+, while Fitch gave them a rating of BB-, four steps higher than Moody’s.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-25/wework-bo...

gakoson Ask HN: What is your process for validating startup ideas?

Agree with other comments here about the priority of getting user feedback. But one lesson we learned is that the best feedback comes from strangers, who have no reason to support your idea (ie. unlike your mom who will always love it). There is a graph about this in the Startup School courses. We used a service called Erlibird to get this feedback (there are plenty of others too) - reasonable cost, high-quality responses.

gakoson Ask HN: Where to start learning web development?

Definitely recommend Udacity! They offer various free courses and nanodegrees in topics like full stack, mobile, and react. I’ve taken a few of their nanodegrees and supplemented with other online courses from Wes Bos and React Training to good effect.

gakoson Ask HN: What’s your favorite talk from 2017?

+1. Wonderful tips for optimizing self. Definitely stretches your intellect, with great book references.

gakoson Ask HN: What’s your favorite talk from 2017?

How to Create and Start Successful Revolutions | Ben Horowitz

Saw this in-person and really recommend it. Detailed historical example of revolution and key takeaways for establishing a great culture at your company.

https://youtu.be/YVVick2kf8c

https://www.startupgrind.com/blog/ben-horowitz-on-how-to-cre...

gakoson Ask HN: Is there any US bank with a consumer facing API?

But Plaid doesn't offer banking services, just balance and transaction data from traditional banks (as well as some other services like authentication). Used their API for a side project and recommend it.

Dwolla is another player in this space. https://www.dwolla.com/