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Ask HN: Good templates for documenting software security?
We've been mostly creating our own ad-hoc documents to answer these questions for current/potential clients, but I'm looking for a template that we could re-use and have a company standard document to answering the typical questions we get:- What data will be collected, how?- How it will be treated?- Who is it shared with?- Integrity in maintenance, period of maintenance, backups, etc.-...
Re:The Best Article Ever Written About Bragging
on Friday October 05, 2018 @01:11PM (#18149832)
I love this article. Unfortunately, looking back at conversations I had with people this summer, most of the talks I had very easily fit into these categories.
If one can easily categorize bragging techniques in these buckets, it begs the question: how can a person who is genuinely interested in making a conversation interact with people who brag? A lot of people brag. If that makes you feel bad, do you just give up on them and move on? Is there some way to use these bragging forces to a positive effect?
I'm genuinely asking. I'm constantly craving good connections with people, you don't meet a lot of people who are able to talk about themselves and inspire you without looking like they are bragging and get you annoyed. (Any answer will not fit under the "Beneficence Brag" category since I'm explicitly asking for help :))
Re:Ask HN: Which startup offer would you take?
on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @05:55AM (#18064868)
Startup A seems better, 20k more than market rate sounds really good for a startup, and based on very recent HN threads (but also some bias from badly made personal decisions), it's hard for employees to make money from options so best assume they are worth 0 when making a decision like this. You should get market rate at least, then everything extra can go toward more money or more stock, whichever excites you to work more.
But, there are several other factors that may contribute more to your happiness:
- Who will you report to in each company? How many levels under the CEO/CTO? Politics can suck the life out of you and make you not want to work even when you are making more.
- How many hours of work per week is really expected? Is it corporate 9-5 or startup 9-5 (aka 9-9). Only way to get that info is from people working there.
- How many days of vacation do you get? Is it a loose 'open vacation' policy or do you actually get a fixed number of days that you can take off? Preferably it's the latter.
- What percentage of the company do your stock options make up? Do you know the number of shares outstanding, liquidation preferences, etc.
- What kind of work will you do? Does the domain and the stack interest you? Does this help you reach your career goals?
Hope this helps, good luck!
EDIT: Formatting.
Re:Ask HN: How much did you, as an employee, make when your startup ex...
on Sunday September 23, 2018 @03:34AM (#18049875)
By 'Be selfish', do you mean aggressively negotiate for more? Or sell as much as you can on the next liquidation event?
Re:Ask HN: How do I become less arrogant?
on Saturday September 22, 2018 @04:38AM (#18045122)
+1. Some people act arrogant and feel like they know it all because they may have insecurity (in my local community: being out of job, failed startup, problems at home, etc). I recently met a couple of folks who were very content with themselves and very humble yet extremely smart. I almost forgot how much people like this can inspire me, discussions with them are very constructive and you feel really good after a conversation.
Be content with yourself. If you're the person with the most knowledge and technical expertise then great, but be humble about other skills that you may not have and that you can still learn from others: teaching, inspiring, helping, making people feel that they're being listened to without being condescending.