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vtry··on Startups: Stop Trying To Hire Ninja-Rockstar Engineers
Sure, and hire a bunch of people who don't know what they are doing.

Do remember that Google has hired away pretty much all the top engineers already. You won't be able to get good people for cheap prices anymore.

vtry··on Google: $100M Golden Handcuffs On Wildfire To Retain Employees After Acquisition
I want some of that golden money!
vtry··on Stop Applying to Startups
Some startups will be worth it (eg: Google, Facebook), but if you average them all, the risk/reward ratio is not worth it in general. There are a lot of crap startup out there, and you only have so many years.

Also, if you are a VC or a co-founder, then the risk/rewards ratio totally changes, and it's most definitely worth it. But if you are like the rest of us, then it's a big NO.

vtry··on Stop Applying to Startups
Early stage startups are really not worth it from a risk/rewards perspective.
vtry··on Start high in negotiations and low in auctions
It also turns out that, contrary to conventional wisdom, making the first offer is also a good strategy:
vtry··on Start high in negotiations and low in auctions
starting prices are a form of 'anchor' - a piece of information which is known to affect subsequent decisions. As the authors note, anchoring has a powerful influence on our reasoning:
vtry··on Who 'likes' my Virtual Bagels?
Follow the money, you'll get to the source.
vtry··on Zuckerberg Drops Out of Top Tech Billionaires
Easy come, easy go.
vtry··on Facebook's stock: The bleeding just won't stop
I won't be surprised that FB be under $5 when the common employees finally get's their turn to sell (after all the VCs and founders who get's to sell first).
vtry··on Tell Your Boss Anything
Find a better job. The job market for tech people is booming.
vtry··on Pixate promises app UI production in pure CSS
You can use Bootstrap today...
vtry··on Facebook loses 3 more executives
He would not have sold it, nor would he have joined facebook 5 years ago.
vtry··on Knight Capital Says Trading Glitch Cost It $440 Million
Bingo, and this is the main reason for the downfall of our world.
vtry··on Facebook loses 3 more executives
No you would have not, lockup for employee is in November. Might be below $5 a share by then.
vtry··on Throne of JS: Eight JavaScript MV* Libraries Compared
Pretty much only Angular and KnockOut and maybe 1 other js framework can do real unit test
vtry··on Don’t Lie On Your Resume, But Lie Like Hell During Your Exit Interview
Glassdoor.com :)
vtry··on Don’t Lie On Your Resume, But Lie Like Hell During Your Exit Interview
Say it now or forever hold your peace.

You will make a difference. Believe in yourself .

vtry··on Don’t Lie On Your Resume, But Lie Like Hell During Your Exit Interview
Yup, same experience here. If someone well respected leaves, moral can be completely destroyed. That person doesn't even have to be an important person.

One of the most interesting type of personality is the useless guy who brighten the office up, once they leave, the whole office can fall apart, especially if the office is full of strong personalities.

vtry··on Throne of JS: Eight JavaScript MV* Libraries Compared
Most frameworks it is not possible to do proper unit test. With Angular, you can actually do it. As the controller is totally separate from the view (html/dom).
vtry··on Throne of JS: Eight JavaScript MV* Libraries Compared
Angular meetup.
vtry··on Throne of JS: Eight JavaScript MV* Libraries Compared
Angular directive is pure genius. Much more reusable than traditional "widgets"
vtry··on Craigslist now asks for exclusive license when posting
This is no different than say cable tv franchise monopolies.
vtry··on UBS sues Nasdaq over $357 million IPO loss
Oh and that will get 357 million back?
vtry··on A Redditor about the problem with today's Silicon Valley startup community
Looks like this article is censored?
vtry··on Government: we can freeze Mega assets even if case is dismissed
Welcome to the police state. None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free
vtry··on Two More Patients HIV-Free After Bone Marrow Transplants
"Treatment" provides a steady income stream, while cure stops all profit.
vtry··on Two More Patients HIV-Free After Bone Marrow Transplants
White blood cell transplant can cure many previous incurable things, including quite a few type of cancer. Too bad you'll have to go to China for the procedure...
vtry··on Gnome: Staring into the abyss
This, in a Capitalist society where housing and cost of living so high, why would you want to work for free if you can work for money?

Now if we live in a Resource Based Economy, then that is possible, but until then, money is king.

vtry··on A Different Road To Work, Bypassing College Dreams
I know of plenty of Software Engineers in New Zealand making the equivalent of the US minimum wage.
vtry··on A Different Road To Work, Bypassing College Dreams
Software Engineering should the same really. Apprenticeship.
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