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Re:Ask HN: Should I start a business in 2020? on Thursday September 03, 2020 @04:45AM (#24362025)
Yes.

This is probably a time witnessing the start of radical and lasting shifts. If you have a view on which ways certain markets will evolve in the future, and a solid proposition, and you can stomach the risk, yes you should.

This ^^ argument also applies in general. It is just that the present time is potentially the nascent stage of many lasting paradigm shifts.

Ask HN: First tech hire, please help decide

So I do both tech and business, and I am okay at either - up to a certain level. This has allowed me to build the mvp and start demo'ing it to customers.The product itself doesn't involve building fundamentally new tech, but mostly leverages/repackages existing opensource tools. So most of the technical skills involved are more devops type than pure dev.To get to product market fit, I need to...

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Ask HN: RSUs, ESOPs, and “super preferred” shares for Indian founders

Hello,Some of the most pertinent practical questions for founders concern the finances and shareholding of the new venture funded startup.Specifically:1. How to vest founder shares without too much of a tax burden.2. How to share equity (ESOPs vs RSUs) without too much of a upfront tax burden on the initial few employees.3. How to retain long term voting control.Most of the "good" resources I...

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Eh...tedious...gotta login now.

But yeah, thanks for reminding.

Re:From Underwear to Cars, India’s Economy Is Fraying on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @11:12AM (#21061038)
Not Paki, but aware of their situation.

It is not "equally" prevalent. It is at least an order of magnitude worse. Almost everything in Pak is about an order of magnitude worse than in India. Almost everything, except civic violence - that's about 2-3 orders of magnitude worse. The establishment has traditionally had other priorities. The current PM is trying to fix some things but faces tremendous pushback.

Re:From Underwear to Cars, India’s Economy Is Fraying on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @11:08AM (#21060990)
https://gharpedia.com/stamp-paper-judicial-non-judicial-stam...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamped_paper

Quote from wiki - "The use of stamped paper in the American colonies was so unpopular that it has been credited with sowing the seeds of the American Revolution"

Re:How to Improve Security Awareness of Software Engineers on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @03:32AM (#20992584)
Perhaps test teams could include a security sub-team as well..

So, for example, if a tester is working on whether the file upload feature is done right, another tester could start uploading known malicious files to see how they get handled.

Ask HN: Workflow/lifecycle as (solo) full stack dev

This is somewhat specific to people with experience working on the full stack of a product - from frontend to db design. I want to understand how you start approaching a solution.What's your favorite starting point - the frontend/UI/UX, the server, or the DB design? As a practical example, suppose you have an idea for a solution to a problem you wish to build out. How would you start about it -...

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In principle, this is a good idea. But look carefully and you'll notice that in most developed markets, there's just too many index funds, and too many indices. You can find all kinds of specialized indices - most of which may actually be unsuitable for you.

If you read earlier advice from Buffet/Graham, they talk about being long term optimistic about the overall US economy. So if you really want a good passive way of doing things, just stick to the major market indices, like nasdaq100, snp100, etc. Be sure that the index you pick is liquid enough.

On a more practical note, talk to a financial advisor, at least initially, if you're inexperienced/untrained in this stuff.