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My 21 year old son is considering driving for uber/lyft while attending college. Does there exist a "playbook" of tips/tricks the most profitable drivers have learned to maximize i…

Appreciate the counsel my friend!

Your point is understood. I submitted to HN because the viewpoints of engineers/founders/builders (aka "my people) was desired.

Hello! I'm Italian on both sides yet have never visited Italy, or any European country for that matter. [Context: I've traveled the U.S., Canada, Mexico & Caribbean extensively. Al…

First, congratulations on being proactive in pursuit of scaling your career trajectory. I'm often amazed that an ecosystem that reveres best-practice and first principals has foste…

I chose to read the prior comments posted, wish I had not done so. The answer to your question has zero to do with ethics, morals, etc. We live quite literally within a surveillanc…

Most important thing you've said is that "....chance that company will be purchased, but those talks have been going on for several months...." **Never, ever, ever become more comm…

I've read each of the 26 comments posted thus far. Respectfully, each of them misses the mark by a wide margin. THIS: Assuming that you're healthy and remain mentally/physically vi…

My 19 year old son is launching a food startup that will appeal to Omaha Steaks, Goldbelly, Harry & David customers. Truly appreciate any guidance on best-practice of acquiring ema…

You're objecting to receiving a personalized email from a startup team that is griding to bring a product to market? This email is well written and polite, including praise for com…

True thanks for the time and care needed to script above. All points clear and logical. The vast majority of engineers will always view sales as a necessary evil, and thus the perc…

Are you referencing the myriad of scam projects/tokens or ecosystem as a whole, including blockchain?

Design and implementation of outbound prospecting campaigns for SMB's. Side note Marco---Italy is amazing, what are you working on?

Agreed on all, thx for the note!

Mark is a treasure and unique to his peer group. If you're a student of startups his blog (bothsidesofthetable.com) is mandatory reading in same class of PG's essays and pmarca's b…

This month marks the 14th anniversary of the '08 financial collapse, a debacle founded upon naked greed, corruption and cronyism. In late August '08 I was epitome of rags to riches…

Dear friend, grab a pitcher of water and fill the glass to minimum 51%. Your response, while applicable to the car salesman pushing the useless add-on feature or Best Buy associate…

Kindly see above reply.

Respectfully, the experience you outline above is a routine example of sales hackery. Does it not ideally underscore precisely why startups/tech orgs strategically error in their w…

Ellison, Horowitz, PG, Nadella and countless others of import have espoused the critical role elite salespeople play in startup cultural and financial success (hustle, relentlessne…

Our clients, primarily high achieving real estate & mortgage professionals, win by regularly engaging their database to raise awareness, provide value & secure referrals. What are …

In the U.S. & around the world sales pro's earn multi-six & 7-figure incomes (Read: more than most physicians, attorneys, engineers, etc.), yet most founders fail to recognize thei…

Wow, how do I fix?

Real estate is "real world" in big way. Most American's have majority of net worth in home/equity. As an industry, it remains terribly inefficient with incompetent Realtors costing…