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itsybaev··on The Idea That Launched a Thousand Civilisations (2012) [pdf]
Faith always helped people in hard times, and it gave an opportunity to explain things (like natural disasters) that the science couldn't explain then. Indeed religion is an important part of human's history, but what really launched civilizations was the imagination (which leads to creativity).
itsybaev··on The Next Generation of Gesture Control
yeah) show the finger to reboot lol
itsybaev··on The Next Generation of Gesture Control
Ever wanted to give your computer the middle finger? With MYO armband, now you can
itsybaev··on Things I Did Wrong with My Last Startup
Same. Especially for "I didn’t build an audience"
itsybaev··on The hardest question on the Y Combinator application
My hardest question was "Please tell us something surprising or amusing that one of you has discovered."

Since I like mostly stupid and flat humour, which would not be an appropriate answer on this question, it took me a while to write something more sophisticated lol

itsybaev··on Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for investors' decision?
Probably that's the main reason for some VCs to especially welcome female startup CEOs, lol. But we're talking not about CEO.
itsybaev··on Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for investors' decision?
A valuable employee, who's brought some fresh ideas as well.
itsybaev··on Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for investors' decision?
That's her opinion: "It's perceived that in general women are more emotional, so that may throw up red flags to some investors, since they may consider it a higher risk that the team could split up"
itsybaev··on Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for investors' decision?
Big players and startups are quite different cases..
itsybaev··on Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for investors' decision?
True. But not everyone has progressive view of life, especially some "old school (in a bad way) people" .
itsybaev··on Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for investors' decision?
Why lie? You can be part of the team, but at the same time, not a co-owner.
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