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I'll add that when you're trapped between special interests and people suffering from high housing prices, this is one of the few political moves you can make. Propose something th…

Whether this happens or not, it's succeeding in framing "techies" as the cause of high housing prices. Stop restricting new construction.

Well, as he clarified, the hard part was the management team quitting. But I think it's hard to be vulnerable when you reach that level of prominence... anything he says will be sc…

- Were there other people around and if so how did you interact with them? - What was the ambient noise like? - What were your personal habits during this productive period? - What…

> While my experience doesn’t always jibe with the ideas in the book Care to elaborate, @emmett?

> I want to feel impressed with how much you’ve done in the period of time you’ve had to do it. If your startup doesn't pass this test, is there any good advice on how to fix it (e…

Any advice on setting the top three goals for your startup? Do founders actually create "SMART" goals or are they more general like "growth"?

Getting investors who can help with regulation challenges in certain cities seems worthwhile.

I think if you had a time machine and went back 50 years you would quickly realize all the things you're taking for granted that we have now. Right now is the best time ever for hu…

Culturally we seem to take the benefits of capitalism completely for granted. Nobody exclaims "capitalism is fucking amazing" when their favorite tv show is renewed for another sea…

What's the best alternative to capitalism in your mind? Capitalism is pretty good at making sure people are doing something actually useful to others, that's where a lot of the sat…

Is there any quantitative study of this winners/losers bifurcation? In my own anecdotal experience I see a bifurcation, but it's more of a "big winners" vs. "everyone else" split. …

> So, what’s a smart person to do to avoid pauperism? Entrepreneurship should not be a generally advisable path for young people. It's high risk and requires some uncommon traits (…

Agree with both of you - it's a valuable thought experiment that everyone should run throughout their lives, and it's also missing the critical check of economic reality. You can d…

I can answer that - initially I had a couple more sentences in my comment which in retrospect came across as condescending and gross. People stopped downvoting after I deleted them…

Meta: How is such a low quality post getting so many upvotes?

"...I’m making… USD0.65 more than minimum wage." What was your major? A common misconception among young people in America seems to be that all majors are equally economically valu…