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df3

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    Comment #13905577

    It's hard to give a recommendation without knowing your location and other specifics. I would first talk to the employee and see if she prefers more salary or more equity. Buffer u…

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    Comment #13858095

    Couldn't a speedy entry process be negotiated? My guess though is that the EU won't be keen on the UK splitting up and thus won't encourage it by providing Scotland a quick ascensi…

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    Comment #13849658

    Liberal backbenchers have defied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, voting in favour of a bill that would bar health and life insurance companies from forcing clients to disclose the r…

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    Comment #13843499

    SoundCloud is great but I never saw how they could effectively monetize the platform.

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    Comment #13843480

    You might want to look into creating a benefit corporation, which is essentially a for-profit entity with goals beyond maximizing shareholder value: http://benefitcorp.net/faq In t…

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    Comment #13841977

    Working with a PhD student to do economic analysis is overkill for an early stage startup. I would use the methods outlined by other commenters to create a set of potential price p…

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    Comment #13839728

    Thanks for this encouraging reply!

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    Comment #13837000

    There are a lot of housing blocks just like this across the USSR. I've visited a number of them in former East Berlin ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plattenbau ). They aren't pret…

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    Comment #13832711

    I travel frequently enough internationally that I need to bring my devices with me. If ICE (not TSA) asked me to log into my computer or phone, I would say no and accept the risk t…

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    Comment #13831620

    I think the best advice in the guide is what not to do. Be polite and most importantly, don't lie. Many people may not know that even an innocuous lie to a border agent is a federa…

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    Comment #13831565

    For US citizens, encrypting your device, backing up with cloud storage, and accepting that your device may be seized if you don't provide passwords at the border sounds like the mo…

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    Comment #13827642

    I would imagine that it could also be bundled in with the other legal and tax services a growing startup requires?

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    Comment #13826137

    All of the participants in this study were over the age of 65. I'm curious what the effects of fasting would be for someone younger? I'm 26 and want to do everything I can to impro…

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    Comment #13825802

    Thanks for sharing! I also lived in Berlin for four years and was impressed with how easy healthcare was.

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    Comment #13825748

    There are a lot of very poor communities in Vermont, though I doubt Vermont is poor by median household income. I don't have the numbers in front of me but in terms of corporate ta…

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    Comment #13825386

    A well-executed single-payer system would make California even more attractive for entrepreneurship and increase labor mobility for everyone. Life would be much easier if we could …

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    Comment #13824523

    I'm not intimately familiar with the dark net, but I have trouble believing the article's assertion that the dark web is disappearing because it is difficult to use and that uptime…

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    Comment #13818829

    Good point, but keep in mind that New York's subway is old and antiquated. Inefficient connections, overcrowded lines, and a lack of maintenance are a major part of longer commute …

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    Comment #13818800

    Better public transportation is part of the answer, but as another commenter pointed out, even in cities with decent subway systems commute times can be up to an hour. The ideal so…

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    Comment #13809037

    I'm only able to find one mention of sleep masks in the linked study: >In contrast, other practical solutions, such as sending >“sleep kits” containing an eye >mask or earplugs and…

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    Comment #13399932

    In this situation the parole is probably in the context of deportation proceedings.