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>> I'd say the biggest cost is probably hiring a decent Engineering+Product+Test team Part of it is cost, but a lot is culture and leadership. Streaming (especially live) is one of…

For those interested in the story, this is a fantastic podcast episode on the history of TSMC. https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/tsmc

Thanks, you're right . Edited it

This is rough napkin math, no need to downvote if anyone knows the real number and this is way off :) Meta 2023 ad revenue was $131 billion. To make it easy, let's assume an even s…

A much better UX would be clear error messaging informing users that the service is down and there is no problem with their individual account. This would prevent people from panic…

My prediction is that to be competitive, companies will eventually need to rely on AI-produced code to some extent or risk being slower and less efficient than competitors. It woul…

Agreed. Probably could be a much better UX for handling a mass outage like this. Graceful, clear error messaging that FB login is down would be better than the current UI. Triggeri…

Roadmaps come in many different flavors depending on the company/culture/processes/etc. For an org where roadmaps are more formal/solidified - a healthy level of "product discovery…

Thank you for suggesting this. One of the most interesting podcast episodes I've ever listened to. The background of Chang/TSMC is fascinating. Lots of lessons to be learned regard…

This has been my go to weather site since I heard of it last year. I've yet to find another website or app with the variety of detailed radar views that windy has, and seems to be …

Have several years experience dealing with supply chain from the retailer side in the past, and your comment is spot on. Anything that is: expected to be in demand during Q4/Xmas s…

Heard one of the Warby Parker founders speak once, and he mentioned a similar process at their company. I believe once a week all employees anonymously rated their satisfaction 1-1…

It depends on what the process is for. Regulatory / legal compliance? Solid process = good Non-customer-facing repeatable operations? Solid process = good Financial controls (with …

Great to see more competition in this space. Would be nice to see currency pairs not currently supported by other services (like wise, etc.) If I was going to transfer 4 or 5 digit…

I received an email from Google Fi this week. Google claims that I have used too much international data roaming (I typically use around 1gb per month) and have not used the servic…

1. Talk with others in your industry, at your company, or in similar roles to you. You'll at least get an idea of your potential range. 2. Interview and get offers. Your market rat…

"Do you let new customers drive your product roadmap, or just decide your own roadmap and stick with it? Which approach works best in order to gain more product velocity?" Customer…

Agree with you on mixed feelings, this is complex in many aspects. Compared to buying packs of Magic or Pokemon cards, where a couple cards in some sets are exponentially more desi…

n =/= 1 If a baseball player has 10 at bats, and gets 0 hits, he's 0/10, with n=10 If same baseball player has 500 at bats, and gets 0 hits, he's 0/500, with n=500 You can be a lot…

In many cases, industry self-regulation can be a good solution to protecting customers from being wronged. PCI is a great example- there can be huge fines on merchants that don't m…

Let's assume redbox buys a single bluray for $20, and there's rental demand for each movie for 1 year. If variable cost = $1/physical disc per month, then redbox profit per disc wo…

Youtube absolutely should care. The "long tail" is one of Youtube's competitive advantages. Sure, each individual video in the "long tail" may only have a couple thousand views, bu…