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A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Re: A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Post by maxxxxx »

danso wrote: post #40
FroshKiller wrote: post #19

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Man, don't be giving a corporation kudos for NOT doing shit they OUGHT NOT do in the first place.

Why not? Tesla is seen as a company with ambitious grandiose plans. It's a common Silicon Valley cliché for startups and companies to claim they're changing the world. Tesla is one of the few companies that can legitimately claim an important mission. With all the stories (Tesla or otherwise) about SV companies overworking their employees in the name of holy missions, it's nice to see an example of what looks like an…

"According to the article, Lee was able to launch and his own startup for a year, while still working full time as a product manager at Tesla. Would most startup or startup-like (trying to reach stable profit) companies be OK with that?

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If he doesn't fulfill his duties they can fire him. Otherwise it's not their business what someone does in his free time.

Re: A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Post by danieltillett »

joncrane wrote: post #3

Seems like this guy hedged his bets every step of the way: - kept his day job while working on startup - did fake campaign on FB to gauge demand - got friends to try product - croudfunded the first batch This is a really risk averse guy who is making it big. Sort of the opposite of the bombastic risk-it-all founder we often see in SV hero stories.

This is how I built mark II of my startup. As long as you are willing to work hard for a few years it is the best way. Three years of doing nothing but working and sleeping and I was able to resign from my job and still owned 100% of my startup.

Re: A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Post by DanHulton »

elvirs wrote: post #82
aqme28 wrote: post #79

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Even water "works." Come to think of it, how do you test a hangover cure drink? What is your control?

as a regular drunk and consumer of large quantities of water when drunk and when sober I have to admit Gatorade is so much more effective in preventing hangover headache compared to water, I couldn't believe it myself

I can't remember where I read this, but if you're prone to dehydration headaches (which is what a hangover headache typically is), don't drink water, or at least not just water.

Instead, mix a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt into a quarter-glass of water. Mix well, drink. You'll rehydrate far better and faster with this than with just water.

This is probably why Gatorade works so much better than just water, but this method is far, far cheaper.

Re: A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Post by anon808 »

komali2 wrote: post #83
anon808 wrote: post #72

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"don't hate the player, hate the game." Why can't I hate both? That's how values work, I don't value his methods, and I don't value the person that chooses the methods I don't value.

You can hate both. I'm challenging your values. I'm saying they're misdirected. I also don't like snake oil, but I don't blame agents for acting in a fit manner.

Sounds more like I'm challenging your values . . . how can you not blame agents (people) for acting to further something you don't like? Those people have a choice, and they're choosing to further something you don't like, how is it not logical to blame the people for making that choice?

What you're saying is what's usually said about animals, "don't blame the bear for eating you if it's hungry and you're there". Only difference is that animals are pure instinct, whereas people aren't.

Re: A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Post by [deleted] »

danso wrote: post #84
gamblor956 wrote: post #78

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I'm still unclear on the concept of giving a company kudos for not doing something the law will punish them for doing. It's the equivalent of saying we should all get kudos for not stealing from each other. You've made the act of stealing the baseline for moral judgment rather than the reprehensible exception.

My full first sentence gave kudos for both being a company that allowed a sidegig and not being a jerk about demanding a cut. Yes, the law protects employees from a company seizing IP outright, or from pressuring them to work longer hours. But there's nothing stopping a company from being hostile -- either not taking the employee's word that he didn't use any company time/resources on his hobby, or pressuring/firing…

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Re: A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Post by jakobegger »

tapatio wrote: post #90
ericcumbee wrote: post #87

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try just plain journalism. We will put out in depth articles on important subject and barely get any views. We get a pdf of the Sherriff's office booking reports with mugshots that we convert to a gallery of images. and everyone and their mother looks at them.

I enjoy in-depth articles and so do many others. Keep'em up.

As long as you don't do a "to understand how this came to be, we have to start in 1998..." after the first paragraph. I hate those articles.

Re: A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Post by dmach »

DanHulton wrote: post #93
elvirs wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

as a regular drunk and consumer of large quantities of water when drunk and when sober I have to admit Gatorade is so much more effective in preventing hangover headache compared to water, I couldn't believe it myself

I can't remember where I read this, but if you're prone to dehydration headaches (which is what a hangover headache typically is), don't drink water, or at least not just water. Instead, mix a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt into a quarter-glass of water. Mix well, drink. You'll rehydrate far better and faster with this than with just water. This is probably why Gatorade works so much better than just water, but t…

Around our parts 7up is consider medicinal if you've the flu as it's the right balance of sugar and salt in it. Hot toddy to prevent a cold. I'm not sure of any studies.

Re: A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Post by komali2 »

anon808 wrote: post #95
komali2 wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can hate both. I'm challenging your values. I'm saying they're misdirected. I also don't like snake oil, but I don't blame agents for acting in a fit manner.

Sounds more like I'm challenging your values . . . how can you not blame agents (people) for acting to further something you don't like? Those people have a choice, and they're choosing to further something you don't like, how is it not logical to blame the people for making that choice? What you're saying is what's usually said about animals, "don't blame the bear for eating you if it's hungry and you're there". Onl…

I'm taking a population-wide perspective. It is unrealistic for me to individually scold every person that runs against my values. Therefore, it is a waste of energy to do so for even one. Instead, I should spend energy focusing on the systems that allowed the behavior at all.

Re: A Former Tesla Staffer Became an Internet Millionaire in His Spare Time

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Post by tonyhb »

modzu wrote: post #58
modzu wrote: post #55

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hn eats up get rich quick clickbait

(yes i realize i clicked the article too). but really this is on the front page? ps: the cure for hangover is breakfast

Realistically speaking the correct hangover cure is n-acetylcysteine (NAC)[0], vitamin C, thiamine [1], water, and activated carbon to absorb toxins from alcohol breakdown.

NAC improves the performance of your liver enzymes, helping break down alcohol and lessening alcohol-related liver damage.

Vitamin C helps replenish lost vitamins through alcohol consumption.

Thiamine helps replenish vitamins necessary for energy production in your brain, lessening alcohol-related brain damage. And water. Cuz water.

This combo as you drink or after you've finished consumption will severely reduce any adverse hangover effects. Maybe I should make a hangover drink.

[0] https://medium.com/@researchangover/n-acetyl-cysteine-hangov...

[1] https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh27-2/134-142.htm

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