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The above comment is implying: Consulting requires linear increase of resources. Software product requires logarithmic increase of resources. Therefore product business is more eff…

Accidental Tech Podcast http://atp.fm Casual discussion about tech (especially Apple)

I'm not disagreeing. Not sure why the down vote. I'm just saying that there is significant ego on the developer's side of things.

Yep. And the way the developers--on Bravo's Million-Dollar Listing--think, they not only want market price but also to set a new record for market price (per square foot).

This is in progress: http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2015/08/03/in-l-a-efforts...

Yes. In the early days, we were all about making a great place to be a software developer in New York City. Yep, that was all there was to it... I...decided to start a company with…

Regarding coworking reimbursement, what are the bounds? It's possible that you could easily go over your prior office expense of 7k/mo. The average WeWork space is 600-900 USD/mont…

If you base the rule on net income instead of gross income, you'd need 200k per year to afford it properly. Assumption: 40% is the federal + NY state + NY city income tax for a six…

As of 2012, their salary cap was 127k for all employees--even the CEO: Karp: https://www.quora.com/How-does-Palantir-attract-talent-if-it... http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/p…

With 1-bedrooms averaging above 3k/mo, you're looking at a broker's fee of $4500. Even if you get a cheap studio at 2k/mo, the fee is 3k.

> I've worked remotely my entire career Perhaps some of the angst stems from this bias. I wonder how well Yelp handles remote workers.

https://www.dwolla.com/pricing

> or a growing number of categories For example?

Ya I carried a laminated two-sided copy of the info and signature page of my passport scaled down to the size of a credit card/driver's license. Worked throughout Western Europe an…

So, you decided to continue working from home. For context, do you have your own home/apt? Or do you have roommates? Or partner/kids? I've seen in other threads that this becomes a…

What about a co-working space? Prices range from $400-800/mo depending on space, privacy, and neighborhood; comes with "everything included" for a productive office space; is tax d…

I grew up in Milwaukee and (in 2002) applied only to California universities because I thought the tech industry/opportunities out there were much more substantial, and I'd have a …

And what is a good strategy for this when deciding where to live (both on macro and micro scale)?