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"HN, tell me what to think". I too am a bit guilty of this. In all seriousness, there are a lot of smart people here so it's a reasonable thing to do IMO.

Good point, I hadn't thought of it from that perspective. Almost like a "grass is greener on the other side" type phenomenon. I wonder if there's a name for this?

Don't say "fast paced". I take this as an indication that the work will be a "move fast and break things" type of culture. Many engineers want to build solid infrastructure and/or …

Taking some time off to purely focus on networking could be a good option. Networking is great fun when you have spare cycles. Networking when you have a full-time job - not so. Ma…

I mean, that's a lot of exercise...

"I'm going to think about some AI experiments so that I can model while I model"

Yes. Particularly important is gesticulation, if you don't gesticulate at exactly the right silicon valley cadence you may as well not even be talking.

Oh, yea, and vitamin D! Don't forget to get vitamin D! Beyond my suggestions I don't know.

I'm curious what ARR is?

Make sure you're not taking any medication which effects your problem solving skills. Nothing is without suspicion, even things you take for granted. Sometimes medication of all ki…

You can't. Remember the dummies in school who studied 10-12 hours every day? They're your peers now, and you're expected to behave like them.

Cool story. What was the original field of engineering if you don't mind me asking?

* 256 virgins

I need to find a lawyer who understands blockchains due to a dispute. Anyway know an attorney who understands the technology?

When raising a seed or pre-seed, is it better to aim for a few large checks, or lots of small checks (50-100k)?

I'm about to hit up some Micro VC and Super Angels. However unlike most startups I'd like to ask for smaller check sizes, rather than larger, because it decreases dilution and make…

Example: 100k raised at 2M cap: that's a ratio of 0.1:2, ie 0.05:1 Is this typical?

Say you're doing a seed round and raise ten safe's, each at 100k with a 1M cap. Later on, you want to do a priced round at a 2M valuation. Since 2M > 1M, all of the ten seed round …

SV is not high crime.

How much runway did you have when you started your startup?

Many (most?) safe's also have caps...

What is a typical cap during a pre-seed round?

When you did your pre-seed or seed, were you asked for a credit check?

Just go for a drive through Los Gatos or Los Altos to know where all the blood and sweat is going. Even just look them up on Zillow with some unusual filters.