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"We treat this entire idea purely as a bonus in the unlikely even of a future sale/IPO." At far too many companies, equity is seen by the employer and employee as a form of cash-eq…

You should do your research before making statements like "especially since he's stayed away from wall street's games and made extraordinary efforts to keep things above board for …

Funny. Buffett certainly didn't mind a little coddling in 2008. He was arguably one of the largest individual beneficiaries of bailouts which shifted ungodly amounts of toxic debt …

"BART, which has its own police force, must be held to constitutional standards." This sounds nice, but do you actually know what those Constitutional standards are? First, as you …

YC S11 Company Seeks Uber Python Dev We're a young company that's so hot, we melt ice in our sleep. Some of our investors even believe we're responsible for global warming. Out hot…

I think you miss the entire point of my comment. I am not suggesting that companies describe equity stakes in percentage or "you would make $x" terms (they can do neither), or that…

1. Were your developers granted actual stock, or were they granted options? 2. Your company is angel-backed. If and when it wants or needs to raise additional funds, is the company…

Dead on. The problem with equity is that at most venture backed companies, rank and file employees don't know what percentage of the company their equity package represents, or cou…

Under premises liability law, a tenant is generally responsible for personal injuries to guests, invitees and others (who are legally on the premises) if the tenant had control of …

AirBnB's guarantee doesn't affect this at all. Here's an example: You rent an apartment and have a standard lease that forbids subletting. You travel a lot on business and decide t…

AirBnB's fundamental flaw is that the potential costs (in the form of monetary losses) of renting out a home to a stranger far exceed the economic benefits that can ever be realize…

"Offer me a decent salary" should be on the top of this list. If you have a solid, established relationship with somebody technical, and he or she is interested in a startup endeav…

I think you missed the poster's obvious sarcasm. As for "China's economy has plenty of growth left in it": the issue is not the amount of growth, but the source and quality of the …

In China, "private industry" doesn't truly exist in many industries. To do business, you need to be politically connected to some degree. In other words, campaign contributions are…

Bingo. It's truly amazing that after all the world has seen in the past several years, many fail to recognize a house of cards when they see one.

The problem is not the former professions of the bureaucrats, but rather the fact that individuals can write the words "my money's on the government" truly believing them.

The challenge for the Chinese leadership is not how to keep the Chinese people under a Communist regime, but how to keep them well fed (literally and figuratively). The game of pol…

After pointing out that "The central bankers throughout the world have lost touch with reality" and discussing the messes that have been created in large part by inept bureaucrats,…

The author has a point, and it's quite possible his idea wasn't worth pursuing further. This said, a few points should be made: 1. A picture is worth a thousand words. It shouldn't…

"If you’ve already identified that your goal is not to work for soulless companies, you need to start working for startups." This is a false choice. It assumes that most establishe…

1. You do not need a "CTO"; you need a solid web developer. They are not the same thing. 2. While I think many posters here have focused too much on the the job-posting-as-dating-p…

Everybody should give the people behind Mt. Gox a break. These guys make real banks look good - no small feat!

You don't earn a technical co-founder any more than you earn your first secretary. Every person who is recruited to join a business must be convinced that he or she is going to get…

1. Involving your friend in your wife's employment is a huge no-no. It only makes you more dependent on him, and he certainly knows this. If he places your wife in a job, don't be …

What everyone should keep in mind here is that, at its core, OnSwipe is trying to be an ad network. See http://thenextweb.com/media/2011/06/21/an-inside-look-at-ons... . Also see h…