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"Microsoft has been killing it over the last decade regarding dev tooling and experience, so it is not a big surprise." To be fair, for all the flack Microsoft got/gets, the dev to…

Its likely that both OS's allow you to do it, because it is part of their testability APIs. I have used an app on Google to fake my location because a restaurant that is hard to sc…

I don't remember her name but I once met an experienced market researcher about 10 years ago who worked for Lego in the 80's and 90's to study their users and figure out how to gro…

What about the third option which is you building 100% of a competitor who knows how everything works and can compete effectively?

Vida Health | Engineering | SF, Austin, Remote | Full Time | vida.com Hello, I am Amol, VP of Engineering at Vida and looking to hire engineers (backend, mobile, data) to join our …

Life360 | Software Engineers, Product Managers | San Francisco, San Diego | Onsite | Full-time With over 10 million active users and $90 million in venture funding, Life360 is the …

Life360 | iOS, Android, Platform, Product | San Francisco Life360 is the world’s largest network for families available for Android and iOS. Using proprietary location-based techno…

Life360 | San Francisco Life360 is the world’s largest network for families available for Android and iOS. Using proprietary location-based technology, Life360 processes over 1.3 b…

Sam's entire post has one line about Hillary and ten about Trump. Instead of trying to demonize Trump, perhaps it is important for you to advocate for your candidate. As the presid…

Professor Jared Diamond explains more of this beautifully in his book Guns, Germs and Steel. Definitely a great read and there is also a Nat Geo documentary narrated by him.

I love this idea. However I am not too surprised that YC is doing this. YC is a different kind of corporation. Instead of hiring engineers, they hire startups. And just like any we…

Wello - San Francisco, Software Engineering We are Wello, a small company acquired by WeightWatchers last year? It is a best of both worlds, brand recognition and no more fundraisi…

Clinkle did raise 25 million as well, nevertheless this looks cool and hope it is affordable.

Isnt there a Step 1.5 - Make your own internal messaging app then?

Curious to hear what team you were applying for?

Wello - San Francisco, Software Engineering Wello (recently acquired by WeightWatchers) has a mission to help people get healthier. Being backed by a leader in weight loss programs…

Wello - San Francisco, Software Engineering Have you considered working for a tiny company recently acquired by a big company? It could be a great fit and a best of both worlds (st…

Isn't that Home Depot?

If you set up your domain on Cloudflare and use their SSL, you literally do not need to worry about SSL certs.

Somehow Netflix never got that memo and they seem to be doing just fine.

Netflix has done a great job building that service and it is easy to underestimate how hard it is to build. Amazon has EC2 and Google has Youtube. There are no other realistic comp…

The book is a great read and talks about his research on talking to people. He provides interesting examples of people who you might think do boring jobs but can manage to get in f…

I wonder what he thinks about focusing on one geography vs. opening it up.

What expertise do you specifically mean? Btw, Labdoor was in our batch, they test nutritional supplements and tell you whats really in them.

IMO, you don't really go to RH for funding but for all the opportunities they can open for you if you really have something that is cool and working. The funding is a cherry on the…