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Luck plays a HUGE role. If the company is doing really well, rather than "limping along," then the environment is motivating in itself. I am ready to bet none of the places you hav…

The article misses a very important point. People are living longer because of better heart care (lower death rates at a given age from heart disease). All else being equal, this m…

Hopefully they go after the porn industry for infringing this patent. The porn industry has the muscle to move (and change) the patent system.

Government business is great when you can get it. The problem is navigating the purchasing process. In this case I like to think of it as stimulus for the economy.

5x valuation? Whose valuation? Obviously it is not 5x the valuation from Google who is going to kill it? Assuming 5x valuation is 5x what I think it is worth: of course I would sel…

Consider the burgeoning community of Redditors. Up-vote AND down-vote are integral to Reddit's success. The article's hypothesis needs MUCH more work/research.

SF Bay Area -- early stage startup with more customer demand than we can handle. Need a java dev to join a high performing team (all experienced and working because we love what we…

Depends on the startup business model. I work in the "enterprise space" and at my last company, and the one I am just starting this is our plan. We are actually in discussion with …

Created to support this http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dorrian/a-statue-of-niko...

Play this thought experiment in your head. Imagine: 1. you have not been involved in this company 2. you are approached to take over in the technical role given where it is What ar…

I always aim to hire people better than I am -- I want a high performing team, which is easier with high performing people!

Marketo has this too ... they are all over the place! I manage multiple "online" identities so I can track who is me directly (and who is implied me).