testingonprod
Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2020?
on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @03:42PM (#23315572)
In many ways late stage startups seem to have been hit especially hard by COVID.
Anyone have a pulse on what sentiment around the earlier stages is like?
Re:Postmates Raises $80M in Push Toward $1 Deliveries
on Friday June 26, 2015 @12:12PM (#9785617)
You're absolutely right, I kinda just posted the first thing that popped in my head.
I actually question their business model because I think something like Sprig will be far more specialized to cut costs sustainably than something like a Postmates will ever be able to.
Re:Tell HN: Entrepreneurs, make sure you are getting guaranteed wins i...
on Thursday June 25, 2015 @11:02PM (#9782256)
I stand 100% behind this. Including the "getting fit" part. it is incredibly important and will build your mental resilience.
This is the magic pill we've all been looking for, and it's been in front of our eyes this whole time. Exercise and a good diet were the answer all along.
Re:Postmates Raises $80M in Push Toward $1 Deliveries
on Thursday June 25, 2015 @10:48PM (#9782219)
Honestly if there is a bubble and if it does burst, I'm putting my money on Postmates as the first company that will go out of business.
Re:How to become an unpaid technical support worker for Google
on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @12:01AM (#9769460)
Wow.....just wow.
The "benefits of becoming a top contributor" video made me want to bash my head into a wall.
Re:Individuals with social phobia have too much serotonin
on Friday June 19, 2015 @04:21PM (#9747399)
It's the natural cure
Re:Uber Drivers Deemed Employees by California Labor Commission
on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @01:21PM (#9733608)
That's a very very interesting argument to be made.
Re:Sidechains and Lightning, the New New Bitcoin
on Saturday June 13, 2015 @02:56PM (#9712149)
As far as I'm concerned, Venmo, PayPal, Square Cash, Google Wallet, Apple Pay all work fine for me and are as good as cash for 99% of my daily use cases like buying coffee or spotting a friend some money :)
Re:Sidechains and Lightning, the New New Bitcoin
on Saturday June 13, 2015 @01:22PM (#9711738)
Honestly do people still care about Bitcoin? Is it still a thing?
Re:Ask HN: How to reskill without losing income?
on Monday June 08, 2015 @10:02PM (#9683676)
https://nextdoor.com/jobs/?gh_jid=424
We don't care about what tech stack you know, we're willing to teach you ours. We just need you to be extremely motivated and ready to go!
Re:Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder
on Monday June 01, 2015 @02:18PM (#9640889)
The apps that Microsoft has been buying recently are just incredibly top notch. Sunrise, Accompli, and now Wunderlist?!? Crazy good best-in-class products.
Re:Just Don't Hire 0x Engineers
on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @05:51PM (#9573407)
Why would you not say "shit" during an interview? I wouldn't make it my every other word, but I find nothing wrong in talking to someone as I'd talk to them on a daily basis if I were hired.
Re:Fixing Engineering's Loyalty and Longevity Problem
on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @01:40PM (#9571793)
I think you're misinterpreting what he said. He simply stated "Do not underpay me".
No one deserves to be underpaid. It's not an outrageous demand, in fact, he is just demanding baseline respect.
Re:GoPro's CEO honors a costly promise
on Friday May 15, 2015 @03:36AM (#9549369)
This guy is amazing for that.
Exactly right. I just ended up skimming it and then skipping to the end.
I've heard so many horror stories about Boz and the extremely toxic work environment that he apparently cultivated. Good to see that at the very least, he's self aware.
Re:Dave Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey, has died
on Saturday May 02, 2015 @01:20PM (#9477764)
It is at these times we must confront our own mortality.
The Secret to Nextdoor’s Billion-Dollar Valuation: Friction
Re:Twitter Reports Weak Earnings and the Stock Is Crashing
on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @06:59PM (#9455615)
They can generate that much revenue because they have scale.
It's not just a short message broadcast service.....it's a short message broadcast service with 300,000,000 users.
Re:The days are long but the decades are short
on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @06:47PM (#9455567)
What do you do?
Re:Amazon Business
on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @06:18PM (#9455441)
So where does that leave Costco and Sam's Club?
Re:The Rise and Fall of Silk Road
on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @02:32PM (#9454293)
You sound like you have a knack for stumbling upon all the right people
Re:Ask HN: Who's hiring Jr Engineers
on Thursday April 23, 2015 @09:38PM (#9430973)
https://nextdoor.com/jobs/
Alternatively you can email [email protected]
Fanbase Co-Founders Discuss Their Pivot to Nextdoor [video]
Re:Ask HN: How to get work life balance
on Monday April 20, 2015 @10:23PM (#9411948)
"When people think they’re going to do this shit for the money and this stuff for their souls, it becomes a real disservice. They’re resigning themselves to be professionally schizophrenic: they’ve divided their minds in a way that, at its core, is somewhat dishonest. Those lucky people who are fully integrated at the highest level figure out how to make everything—their lives, their work, what they do for fun, and what they do for money—all the same thing." - Michael Beirut
Re:Netflix Is Betting Its Future on Exclusive Programming
on Monday April 20, 2015 @09:11PM (#9411776)
Speaking of exclusive content, I highly highly recommend Netflix's "Daredevil" (a TV series they developed with Marvel). It's seriously some amazing content.
Re:Ask HN: What do you do when you ride in an Uber?
on Monday April 20, 2015 @04:54PM (#9410811)
I read Twitter the entire time.
Re:Facebook Chats Are Being Scanned by a CIA Funded Company?
on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @01:12PM (#9375732)
Absolutely, that's why everything I post is set to "Public" and the content is of the same nature.
Re:Etsy Vendors to get option to buy $2,500 of shares before public float
on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @03:07AM (#9372559)
Isn't this beautiful?