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Throwawayh89
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Ask HN: Would doing a coding bootcamp be a horrible idea?
Hi folks, About 8 years ago I got into tech sales. I was always a bit “nerdy” and interested in leveraging data/automation so a career in sales quickly transitioned into sales oper…
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Comment #39176496
Reading this is one of the bleakest depictions of founders I’ve ever seen.
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Comment #39064625
Or new lithium sources
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Ask HN: How long has it taken for job markets to recover after stock markets do?
In previous tech boom/bust cycles how long has it taken between the two? Seems we must be getting close to the job market catching up. Next thing that needs to happen I imagine is …
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Comment #39064569
This seems to have gotten much worse in recent weeks and I don’t understand why. On a wide array of subs, spanning many topics. Moderators seem to be very quick suddenly to quash d…
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Comment #39064556
I’m developing a similar approach to Reddit (in theory) Saying these sites are great resources for information, but not great places to express emotion.
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Comment #38968451
The big caveat here is “good sales for the company” Sales reps so often have incentives that are terribly aligned with the company’s long term success.
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Comment #38829070
I my experience, you aren't actually doing nothing and having nothing asked of you. You are more likely tasked with things that require spinning your wheels. Boring, pointless, and…
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Ask HN: When will anticipated economic growth lead to life in tech improving?
There seem to be two recurring themes in business news headlines in America: 1. Markets are going up because investors anticipate growth ahead in 2024. 2. Tech companies are laying…
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Comment #38560806
Not really sure, which is why I left it intentionally ambiguous. Clearly, "tech" roles on the front lines of medicine such as a CT Scan operator are going to suffer from the same s…
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Ask HN: Is doing tech-related work in the American medical field horrible?
Everyone I know who works in American medicine says how much they hate it. Be them a doctor, nurse, receptionist, etc., etc. Everyone seems to complain they are overworked to the m…
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Comment #38444622
I grew up with ZackFreedman. We were good friends as kids for a year or two, but then lost touch. Remember hearing vaguely that he had gotten into stuff like this a couple years ba…
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Comment #38444578
Did you mean Peertube? Peetube would be something very different which, to my surprise, doesn’t exist.
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Comment #38444436
I like the idea of replacing the time I spend on Reddit with blogs that provide new insights. One big place I’ve found Reddit helpful in recent years is a niche community about a c…
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Comment #38441531
Thanks for sharing. Makes sense and I can relate to many of the things you say about Reddit (too bad it’s so hard to do things in moderation these days).
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Comment #38434685
Why do you think spending time on HN is better than Reddit? Serious question, because I’m not sure I understand. Hope it doesn’t come off as antagonistic. I too wonder if the negat…
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Comment #38204409
Just want to point out that this post is by a company that works in the “AI” space. Not saying that it’s wrong or right, but it would be like asking someone in a cult to tell you i…
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Comment #37753166
Every moment in your life is an ultimatum because you can not do two things at once. So while I like the concept of this advice, its hard to execute in practice. I'd adjust it to "…
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Ask HN: Do founders have to feel passionate about the problem they're solving?
I'm starting to conclude the founder and CEO of the startup I work at doesn't feel very passionate about the problem the company is setting out to solve or end user who experiences…
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Ask HN: Built a sales/marketing engine for your bootstrapped SaaS company? How?
Me and my coworkers are trying to launch a new SaaS platform that targets enterprise and MM. Our sales-cycle isn't short and the investment people need to make to use us isn't smal…
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Comment #37597369
Hasn’t this been true for decades at this point?
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Comment #37516416
Never heard of it before. Thanks!
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Ask HN: Medical Journal Paywall Circumvention?
Are there any tricks for getting around the paywalls placed on medical journals? I know a variety of ways to get around ones for regular journalism, but they don't seem to work on …
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Ask HN: Did you work with Doug Burgum in the tech world?
What was Doug Burgum like during his time in tech? Some of the things he says about how to run a tech startup baffle me. Like, I just heard him say a CEO should never spend time de…