throwaway98797

meh

sometimes fixed pricing makes sense

i’ve paid fixed pricing and i’ve taken fixed pricing it depends on the situation

my favorite way to charge is on a per month basis

if they start to abuse you, push back, if you can’t or they are good at manipulation leave

also different people have different preferences for some the tracking of hours is painful, for others it’s comforting and fair

meet the client or the consultant where they are at

devs are promoted on how fast they get done

faster, bigger, MOAR

sometimes it’s hard to have nice things

it’s dangerous to take advice from those with superlative ability if you are only slightly above average

often times it’s not for you

be honest of your place in this world

enjoy the luck you have it’s better than most

Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear

8th grade is when time speeds up

that is when you become aware of the repetition and rhythm of life

further the less compressible life is the longer it seems

same job for 10 years feels fast since nothing happens, but different jobs every year (good or bad) makes time seem long since there’s so much to remember

also the less you sleep the less you feel alive

where’s the line between buying something on amazon, ordering a ride on uber, and patreon?

why do some purchases get exempt and not others?

far easier for me to layoff people at megacorp then when your the founder

at megacorp, you shrug and look them in the eye and they know you can’t do much

your in the same boat

as a founder every layoff is YOUR failure

laying off people who joined you on your dream is highly unpleasant

financially you are correct, but being a leader is mostly about the human stuff

> Even if this tiny company somehow became worth a billion dollars, I’d still make less money than if I’d worked as a senior engineer at Google or wherever

this is why they don’t belong in start up land

running and working in a start up requires a certain type of insanity

this individual is not a fit

you should work at google

startups are about the work

cause if you fail you have to let people go

cause if you fail you have to tell your investors you lost money

cause if you fail is a thought that’s always running through your head as you live it

nothing constant

evolve or die is the harsh reality of capitalism

if it’s not hard for you why change?

if it is, maybe time to reconsider.

i’ve been conflicted using founder since in some circles it implies the VC route

thanks

it’s true that no one likes a whinier

that’s why if you do it, you better be right

there’s no should in life, just is

rage not against the world for it will crush you

what would be a better title then ceo for a small company?

i’ve generally used owner.

this

big companies have processes that need to be followed

once you get used to process hard to go to shoot from the hip world of early stage start ups

best solutions come when those that own the problem statement get enough info to slightly modify the problem

ie., it is far easier to make men be cleaner in urinals, than to make the cleaners more efficient

but if you can’t be the person to place a little bee on each stall you’re shit out of luck

this is just a matter of time

did they have the right to use all thier data?

/s

the jump from windows xp to windows 7 was amazing

(yes i know there was something in between, but let’s not talk about that)

anyone else find this style of writing hard to follow?

all faith based stuff is like that

religion

politics

they work because people believe they work

make it so

it’s shocking that product mix wasn’t slide on reporting

but marketing selects for positivity not objectivity

the facts and only the facts that support what they do

this is why i don’t take adderal

i dare not glimpse what i can be for to lose it seems like a terrifying fate

i do get quite psychotic sometimes, but i’m pretty creative too

haven’t heard this before, but i’ve never been to therapy

> Actually, more to the point, it was the sort of thing you should never think about other people, but this person obviously failed at both.

that seems such a dangerous mode of operation

you should allow yourself to think all the things

there’s no way to guarantee this

not all bosses are like you