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Something on similar lines is https://www.thebetterindia.com/ . It has positive stories , though based out of India only.

There is a (at least one more) newer version: (from 2017 August) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1JzLTH4G4&list=PLC1qU-LWwr...

You need to read http://www.ycombinator.com/whynot/ carefully - Sounds like fair reasoning to me

Finally they have started coming - Someone reported in the other group

Congratulations !

Firstly your experience is very good, and it must be very enriching. Do not undersell yourself, you can give a very positive spin on your indie experience. You can cite this as you…

I don't understand the lofty valuation of these food startups - Most of them are running huge losses, their customer acquisition/marketing cost is so high - Look at Blue Apron.

Hopefully we start getting more updates on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15530166 as the day proceeds

Yes indeed, quality varies a lot - there are lots of options, need to search around. I believe this will be true of every area in US

You can get ANY salary increase % depending on the following: - You should do very well in the interview - It should be dependent on how much they need your skills - It should be d…

They absolutely do - take an ant and put it in your palm, it will frantically run around trying to get off you. Similarly, if an intergalactic monster comes to Earth, I am sure we …

IMHO its all about time management, proper planning, and your passion for learning. You may schedule some time for learning specific stuff every day - Avenues such as Coursera can …

Relocated from Bay area to NYC 7 years back - Back then, options were limited primarily to the financial sector. Right now, options are getting better , but still much lesser than …

Your company is interesting, found it from your submissions history

Congratulations, you must be one of the first ones :) Makes sense to give re-applicants preference if they have developed well since last time.

Read somewhere that having more views is not necessarily a good thing :) It might imply that they could not take decision right away

- Or will all invites/rejects be send out on October 24th itself ? - Do the late applications start getting looked at after October 24th - or only after first round interviews are …

This is a tough situation to be in. In my opinion, there are two ways of dealing with it 1) Escalate to reliable competent authority - Tell them whats the problem 2) If (1) does no…

- You can try something like Pomodoro, which is like a timer running forcing you to focus for 25 mins, followed by a 5 minute rest. - You can install web plugins, which will allow …

Skiena is very good - Algorithms are lucidly explained - Actual code is provided - Its relatively newer but highly recommended Have read only parts of Knuth / CLRS - They are good,…

2004/2005 Gmail. I had a Yahoo one created in 1995, but stopped using it after a decade or so.

I faced this problem, and face it on a regular basis. I get just too many ideas, I used to note them down, and the list grows bigger and bigger. The only way to resolve the issue i…

Absolutely, no doubt whatsoever - you must try to change - your inertia will not go unnoticed by the manager, and its natural to take advantage. A change of job will get you better…