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xiaosun

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    Comment #35691889

    Sales and sales development roles are very different, especially if you are in an inside sales role. The number of feedback touchpoints are much higher for those roles. Sales inter…

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    Comment #34194303

    So why include this figure and call it a "total of $216,000 in debt" that excludes the $20k? It's either intentionally misleading or lack of diligence in presenting the numbers.

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    Comment #34193712

    https://www.nobadreviewspodcast.com/episodes/ Podcast website

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    Comment #34193665

    >>To make this order happen, we had to take $45,000 in personal loans from friends and family, $65,000 in business credit card debt, $35,000 from a business loan, $60,000 in person…

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    Comment #33873793

    Every legit consultant knows things only come in threes.

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    Comment #31522951

    The award is for 61000 shares, which would have been worth $212M as of the 12/31/2021 share price. It's worth far less now. Quite frankly, this is as sensible of a comp package for…

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    Comment #30694427

    "The main reason people live there is to feel remote and rural. It is a way of life." Marin County is one of the most segregated counties in the Bay Area, and by design from legacy…

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    Comment #30652467

    Well, I suppose the devil's advocate argument is once you get to this stage (publicly traded company), the company's priority is no longer just "do things to get traction", but als…

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    Comment #26469392

    I know I'm being repetitive of points already made by prior posters, but the logical fallacy of this article is so egregious that I can't help but post it again. The opening paragr…

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    Comment #25390762

    About ~10% of AirBnbs shares were offered in the IPO. So only the shares sold in the IPO "left anything on the table". The other 90% of shareholders still have the option of sellin…

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    Comment #24420920

    Then get off at 6. Who's forcing you to stay til 11?

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    Comment #23998881

    Let's implement income caps for all Bay Area tech company employees at $75k. Then landlords will lower rent and the housing price issue will be solved. /s

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    Comment #23774688

    This is called an acquisition, not a call option.

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    Comment #23532647

    FWIW - Flight delay insurance in China is sort of like buying a scratch-off lottery ticket. The terminal is dotted with little kiosks where you buy the insurance for 20-50 yuan and…

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    Comment #22774661

    >As long as operational cash flow is positive, then no amount of leverage or debt distress will halt the continued operations. The business might "fail" in the sense that the entit…

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    Comment #19611419

    God I hate idiotic articles like this. I'm pretty sure the definition of "paycheck-to-paycheck" doesn't mean having "difficulty" (only $4500 of cushion!) affording discretionary an…

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    Comment #19484428

    If the equity sold has preferred returns or liquidity preferences, then the impact of the compounding cost to common shareholders is not too dissimilar from the impact of debt.

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    Comment #17800011

    If you are in California, this is a completely moot point. The new comp law (AB168) requires employers to disclose the pay range for a job upon request. So if a recruiter asks you …

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    Comment #17776426

    $1B is an ~8% increase in industry revenue. That doesn't feel extremely significant in terms of value added.

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    Comment #17296278

    At what point is a scooter considered abandoned property? What's preventing me from just taking the scooter off the street and hoarding them?

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    Comment #15359118

    How do you spend $41/day on food and another $41/day on transportation? That's pretty ridiculous budgeting...

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    Comment #14959760

    The guy did have a degree in the sciences...

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    Comment #14959741

    What about the google employees who publicly called for the author to be fired (e.g. on twitter/social media)? Shouldn't these actions also be considered in violation of their Code…

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    Comment #14249595

    I think this has to do with the type of fish typically used in western cuisine, which is heavily biased to larger fish that can be cooked as filets or have less bones. Asian cuisin…

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    Comment #13609993

    Top schools attract a disproportionate demographic of wealthy students. Of the 5 schools on the list, students from wealthy families are substantially over-represented in the stude…