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I am a EE PHD with 8 years of work experience, looking to transition in to data science / visualization / machine learning related roles. Worked at a semiconductor startup for 6 ye…

Location: San Francisco Full-time/Part-Time: Part-Time Remote: OK Technologies: Python, R, Machine Learning, Deep Learning Email: xyzsk3@gmail.com I am a PHD with 8 years of work e…

Would you be open to have a brief conversation on the phone for advice? My email is knariks@gmail.com.

Hi, I am in a similar boat, and would love to network with you either in person or online. I have a PhD in EE, working in semiconductors. I have done a couple of MOOC specializatio…

Great reply. Just out of curiosity, did you end up giving your semiconductor job before joining the start up with a data scientist title ? I am deep into semiconductors, and am fac…

A few years ago, I spent on some time on spinning this issue around and giving employees a way to request public validation of their contributions from their employers. Sort of ask…

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! My goal is to be able to build at least the initial prototypes for complex web / mobile applications, so that I can test out some of our ideas.…

Hi All, I have built a few websites using various CMSs like Drupal and Joomla. Now I want to learn building something from scratch. I am PhD in Electrical Engineering and can do ba…

My wife had to deal with many such cases when they were hiring contractors in their group. A few simple checks that could be useful: 1. Request to have some date of birth, graduati…

Thanks brudgers ! Is it okay to ask for the stock option agreement before joining the company ?

Thanks for your replies everyone ! One of my concerns was that CEO has been putting in all the money so far, so the valuation of the company is questionable. Only comparison I coul…

I am considering joining a startup and would appreciate if someone could tell me if I am getting a good deal in terms of stock options. First a bit of back ground: The start up is …

I agree, putting links back to your homepage helps, and these days it shows up as the first result with my name. But still, I want the other results to be relevant: such as my pape…

It's pretty simple: I want the google search results on my name to be clean and I don't want your lousy profile profile page as the top most link for my name (I am not very famous,…

Thanks Paul. I didn't much about how the ycombinator program works, except for what's available at this link: http://ycombinator.com/atyc.html . I just wanted to know if there is a…

Hi, We are group of people working full time at different companies on H1-B visas. We want to apply for YCombinator, but our plan is to continue working part-time on the start-up i…

I agree ! There are people exploiting lack of face to face interviews and back ground checks (particularly for contractors) to end up at jobs they aren't qualified for. I don't if …

Thanks a lot, its very useful information. I wish I had this kind of information when I graduated.