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patgenzler

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About patgenzler

Engineer, 2x entrepreneur. I coach engineers to greatness.

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    https://stratechery.com/ - best tech blog on the Internet. Nothing related to coding but thorough and thoughtful take on every-day-happenings in the tech industry.

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    Unfortunately no. When a social platform becomes "big" as in, reaches early majority, spam finds a way in. No algorithm can stop it. Quantity kills quality. The "sophisticated" ear…

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    If you care about security, use iPhone or Google Android phone (pixel). They're not bullet proof, but they're 5x more secure by virtue of being able to react to issues like this im…

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    This is a result of what I call "audience economy". People want an audience and are willing to pay for it. Audience likes to see a prior audience. Bots enable prior audiences. Plat…

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    Comment #13842549

    In theory the highest salary a programmer can make is infinite. Think WhatsApp founders, $20 billion acquisition. The numbers in this post probably apply to less than 0.01% of deve…

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    Ask HN: What's the best job board for engineers (2017)?

    LinkedIn? AngelList? Hired.com? Triplebyte? Indeed? What else?

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    Comment #13834521

    Most engineers suck at technical interviews. Because interviewing is a separate skill that must be learned and practiced. So yes, you are an engineer, but you need to take some tim…

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    Comment #13827761

    Take exactly what you wrote here, remove the tl;dr and what is this. Go on AngelList, (create a good profile there), go to jobs, select "seed stage". Now, start sending this note t…

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    Comment #13825062

    Yep. The only way to get a remote VPE or CTO role that pays well to find a fully remote company that's doing well via a CEO or exec that knows you and trusts you . Forbes had a lis…

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    Take leadership roles at early stage startups. Find non technical founders that are looking for a CTO or VP engineering. Sell your skills, experience, wisdom, and yes age. You'll h…