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stocktradr

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    Comment #6764197

    Been a while since I've posted but here is what I know: Gold & Silver. A lot of people who trade commodities are actually moving portions of their investments into Bitcoins. It wou…

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    Comment #6307524

    Payments: Run a small web firm (among other activities that I do) and I can sympathize with some of your pain points. Recently had client have a month late bill. Nearly put our com…

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    Comment #6307483

    Nice work - really like it. I'm definitely digging the clean layout and presentation of everything. Only small gripe I had with it was that the navigation was a little small which …

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    Comment #6298926

    Interested in what you guys have. I signed up! One note that you have probably already thought of is make sure to have multiple options. In the working world, it seems to me that t…

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    Comment #6298830

    I've had a theory for a while. Can you use technical stock indicators (such as bollinger bands/SMAs) on natural data sets such as crime? The theory would say yes since the formulas…

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    Comment #6298734

    Are you looking for a programming challenge or something? I've got an idea off the top of my head that I'd love to share but don't know what kind of experience you have/looking for…

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    Comment #6296632

    Second this as well. In previous positions I've held, I first looked for track record, projects, or work experience that helped me gauge competency. Grades was something I actually…

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    Comment #6293027

    Probably my biggest advice is be prepared for lots of changes. Startups are extremely dynamic and have lots of shifts with direction of the company, product builds, and much more. …

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    Comment #6292964

    I'll throw my hat in the ring on this one. Just applied to a job and got a response saying: "Thank you for your interest in the ! Your resume appears to have many of the relevant s…

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    Comment #6287736

    - Workout - If you run into a problem, fight for it. If you can't figure it out, take a break and go for a walk. - Disengage when it is personal time - Get PLENTY of sleep (cannot …

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    Comment #6285207

    I guess it depends on what the data is. I've got a couple ideas on what I could use it for but that is just off of assumptions of data they use. Maybe have some more info on the ho…

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    Comment #6272902

    Great advice. Its all in my head at this point so this seems like the logical next step. I think this will also help me refine the pitch as well. Thanks a bunch!

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    Comment #6272856

    Cheers, thanks for the advice. Learning to program is definitely a barrier since much of the formulas I'm looking at using would require bit of power (makes me lean towards Python …

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    Comment #6272822

    Great idea, thanks a ton. Thinking on it, it may be that my pitch to them is too complicated or convoluted. Its not their realm to know stocks (typically) so creating the pitch to …

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    Comment #6272806

    Possibly. What would deter me is having to convince the people I communicate often to use it as well. If it was something as simple as adding an extension to a text messaging syste…

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    Comment #6272775

    Not too much but one thing it really did for me was force me to research more about data collection and who knows what. I downloaded a couple tools such as Tor for specific things …

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    Comment #6272761

    Good question. What I've done in the past is picked 5 companies that are widely traded (V, TSLA, AAPL, GOOG, etc.) in markets that you know. From there, develop out a few different…

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    Ask HN: Complex tech idea with no coding experience - what to do?

    As my name suggests, I do a lot of stock trading. In my past experience, I've ran website development divisions and what not. I have a lot of tech experience but minimal coding exp…