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Ask HN: What Makes a Great CTO?
Once a company gets to a point where the first coder is no longer doing hero work on the platform and has to lead - what habits, attitudes, practices, and skills lead to greatness?…
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Comment #17329251
An old idea I’d love to see come back would be the mashup. There was a moment where it appeared possible that all the ‘next big things’ would be built using a mix of services. Gmai…
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Comment #17321674
It is not unlike Prime Video and Prime Music (among others). When you run a membership program you create offers that increase the perceived value of the membership and engagement …
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Comment #17321517
Without dates and metrics you can’t measure progress. Like mile markers along the road (back before GPS / Smartphones). But without continuous, high trust, collaborative conversati…
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Comment #17299206
I more take some time to roam each day and if people aren’t deep in activity or meetings check in at that point. Afternoons are great as folks tend to be low blood sugar and more o…
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Comment #17295651
As far as I can tell they like it. If it is a topic area we've previously discussed or tried to reason the best way forward they will now often proactively reach out when they need…
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Comment #17295634
I find that as long as it isn't every day and I show up to ask about their public deadlines, compliment them on progress, and offer to help where they are stuck that people don't r…
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Comment #17291233
I set a goal of using my feet to walk around and engage team members in 5 work conversations (unscheduled) each day. The change in culture and the identification of problems, road …
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Ask HN: Incentivizing kids
Recently the family and I went roller skating and I was reminded of a game our local roller rink put on when I was growing up. They would take a jar of pennies to the far end of th…
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Ask HN: For those who travel a lot, what are you survival tips?
I once ran into a guy coming down the hotel elevator with a portable bike. Brings it everywhere so he can always get a bike ride in. Now that I'm traveling a lot more, what have yo…
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Ask HN: Replacement for Facebook to keep grandma in the know
The main value I find on Facebook is to keep a handful of friends, relatives, and grandparents up to date with photos and small news items. I actually don’t feel it is the best too…
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Comment #16735750
QuotWizard | Backend Engineer | Full-time | On-Site Seattle, Sacramento, or Denver | http://quotewizard.com We're looking for three (3) reporting and analytics focused engineers. W…
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Comment #16725084
Insured by the book Brunch is Hell I’ve started a soup in game night for friends and should-be-friends forvthis very reason: create a platform where we can put in the time to build…
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Comment #16526605
I once created a similar problem. I built a tracking and split testing system designed around a list of features activated during a page load. So a single page load might be descri…
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Comment #16211250
Late last year I started getting up at 5:05, driving to the gym while listening to scripture, swimming, showering, driving back, and then starting coffee for the wife, breakfast fo…
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Ask HN: What does the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
Insured by Daymond John’s ansewer on reddit, how does the first 90 minutes of your day look? https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/7s8wup/comment/dt2ygg2
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Ask HN: What book changed your life in the last year?
I have a couple, Captivate by Vanessa Van Edwards has taught me, among other things, to think ‘murder’ anytime I put my hands in my pockets. And The Warrior diet has changed how I …
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Ask HN: How do you show appreciation?
After getting a particularly well timed and well intentioned email that made my day a while back I've started to proactively seek ways to show appreciation to others. Not flattery,…
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Ask HN: What was your one hit wonder?
I recently was browsing a friends very old and outdated personnel website and ran across links to a video he created in the early days of Youtube/Google Video that had gone viral (…
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Comment #15900363
I love that idea!
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Comment #15900361
I've turned my phone to gray scale. Everything is a lot less interesting.
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Comment #15897180
Been thinking along the same lines but having a hard time moving the family fully in that direction. What are your core belongings.
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Comment #15897171
Good stuff. Do you use a particular extension for that? Any fall out?
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Ask HN: How have you successfully simplified your life?
I’ve read that the likes of Barrack Obama, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg built daily uniforms for themselves. Others have moved into Tiny houses, or moved to all cash to limit sp…