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brianlash

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About brianlash

I sell insurance professionally and make apps on the side.

Recent public activity

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    Historic begins with a hard h consonant sound. The h isn't silent. "A historic" is correct. With that said, I don't personally have a problem with "an historic." I recognize it as …

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    Comment #33830062

    My firm is working to improve the social determinants of health/health equity through better data and analytics. Broadband access risk is of central interest. We’ve incorporated th…

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    Comment #31772162

    Clarifications like these are helpful to people like me who tend to read the comments before making a decision to read the article.

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    Comment #18691869

    You’re probably thinking of design. Consultants will assemble the deck contents then ship to an offshore contractor to pretty them up overnight.

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    Comment #12906159

    I'll be very interested to see whether this interpretation comes to bear. The more likely explanation, I think, is that something unexpected is happening, and markets don't like un…

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    Comment #9271497

    To offer a counterpoint to fit2rule's comment, I'm probably smack in the middle of your target demo (currently employed as a business analyst, technically competent but not a progr…

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    Comment #8919159

    Anyone interested in reading more on this topic should check out Adam Grant's Give and Take. Incidentally, one of the interesting takeaways from the book is that if you look at plo…

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    Comment #7610852

    https://www.youtube.com/user/vsauce https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2 https://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium

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    Comment #4383939

    I realize what's right for one isn't necessarily right for all, but to my mind this is a recipe for trouble. Especially in light of multiple endorsements that read "Owing so much i…

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    Comment #4347130

    I think it comes down to discretion. I would never recommend flooding an interviewer with internal email, but one helpful nudge from a respected colleague who vouches for you won't…

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    Comment #4346796

    Maybe my industry (consulting) is different but yes, absolutely yes, this is a tactic with nice ROI. I can't think of a single good reason not to leverage your existing contacts.

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    Comment #4330157

    Really fantastic news. Congrats!!

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    Comment #4251684

    Beginning as far back as high school his "7 Habits" book had a profound impact on the way I think and feel about relationships and work/life balance. I return to it every few years…

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    Comment #4236758

    That strikes me as shockingly low. For context, KillerStartups bought the domain "startups.com" 4 years ago for $500,000. No IP, no brand recognition. The domain .

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    Comment #4038827

    The honest-to-goodness justification you're going to hear is that Facebook is a nascent company, the potential earnings of which are only loosely a function of current earnings. Th…

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    Comment #3946717

    This is just brilliant. Please create a Windows equivalent and make my whole year.