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mgav

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About mgav

Between 3 and 9 feet tall.

Founder of https://zagnetic.com

Also, https://uberweek.com https:giantjobboardlist.com and more…

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    “…Mr. Trump had claimed at one point that vandals had dumped fertilizer into the pool to feed the algae and had slashed the paint with “knives” in the “dark of night,” but the admi…

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    Comment #49134061

    “…The administration bypassed normal procedures to award no-bid contracts, saying they needed to expedite the project to have it completed by the nation’s 250th birthday on July 4.…

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    Comment #49134059

    “…The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington said in a court filing that it had received documents showing that the damage to the pool “was the result of a flawed installation by the…

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    Comment #49133977

    This caught my eye, because I've started a travel startup! https://insiderbnb.com

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    Comment #48121108

    Excerpt: Before Mr. Trump took office for his second term last year, Mr. Andreessen spent “half” his time at Mar-a-Lago helping with the transition, he has said. The venture capita…

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    Comment #47490230

    Given that they're far more water-efficient, they may have a bright future down the road, as solar tech, battery tech, and climate change all advance.

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    Comment #47490185

    “…Nona Yehia readily admits that her company, Vertical Harvest, which she helped start in 2010, made plenty of mistakes, like how to manage airflow and humidity. But the reason Ver…

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    Comment #47259667

    "The uncomfortable conclusion most angels do not say out loud: a large percentage of seed-funded PMF is not PMF but FMF (founder-market fit) combined with enough early customer goo…

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    Comment #47259661

    "Angels confuse founder quality with product quality and often fund the wrong thing. A strong founder who is personally closing customers, personally managing relationships, and pe…

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    Comment #47259656

    "The question: What percentage of your paying customers came back and paid again without any further involvement from you?"

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    Founder's responsibility to protect the value of your team's equity

    As a founder, it is YOUR responsibility to protect the value of your team's equity (many employees don't understand or perhaps aren't privy to the all-important details of proposed…

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    Comment #43235638

    DOGE is a group of thoughtless, self-serving goons whose only tool is blunt force. F ck each and every person who put vengeful, childlike, draft-dodging, felonious Tr mp in office.…

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    "How can we simplify? What's annoying, too complicated, or should be removed?"

    Consider asking users: "How can we simplify? What's annoying, too complicated, or should be removed?"

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    Comment #43047821

    Hmm. Perfection is not possible on Day 1, but the status quo isn't perfect either.

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    Comment #43047801

    This is encouraging!

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    Comment #43047783

    “…what I witnessed in Indonesia. Across the country’s 17,000-odd islands, domestically consumed plastic is so mishandled that 365 tons of it are believed to enter the sea every hou…

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    Comment #42976016

    Respectfully, that MAY be the case today, but not necessarily tomorrow (where the puck is going)

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    Comment #42972313

    Excerpt: “…Losing one’s home in a fire is devastating, with the first priority being to find somewhere to live. The trauma is then compounded by the onerous requirement of most ins…