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Why is this on HN's front page? :(
Even more worrying is that it's still at #2 even on news.ycombinator.com/classic which shows it's not just the new people messing it up... (though, conversely, that sorta legitimizes it being here)
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I upvoted because being an NYC native (well, after 5 years here) it is always interesting to see what I think I may be missing out on by not being in SF. Honestly, I think he's spot on with SF being cheaper, cleaner and better tech scene than NY. Where NY wins out is that it is actually refreshing that not everyone is consumed by startup culture here, yet there are still people (buglabs, drop.io) building interesting…
If you care about comparing SF and NYC, I wouldn't trust somebody's account of a weekend visit. I almost laughed out loud at some of it. "Awesome summer weather" and SF are fundamentally incompatible. And Zed apparently doesn't actually like Mexican food, he just likes burritos, as that's the only thing you can only find in SF. Now he is spot on regarding Muni. Actually, probably lucky he found a bus at all. Muni vs…
Am I the only one who doesn't give a shit about Zed's migration?
"I went down to the Mission to get some Mexican food, because there is absolutely no good Mexican food in New York. None." Wrong. Sunset Park in Brooklyn has excellent Mexican food. I say this as a person who recognizes the insane subjectivism of "good" Mexican food. Books could be written on how Americans judge US made Mexican food and I really do think there is no deterministic way to understand what goes into each…
To be fair as well, the burrito (as we know it in SF) is either a San Francisco or LA based creation. You're not going to find that in Mexico.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrito#History
Looking at that picture made me suffer though... I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'd probably be happy just to get some Taco Bell. Things are that bad here in Padova.
But isn't the end result the same? Joining an existing startup as an engineer is NOT financially beneficial. Just do the math: An average post-series A startup has 10% chance of success and an average acquisition price is around $50M. Now, when you're joining as an engineer how much do you get in equity? Much less than just 1%, yet you're losing a lot of potential earning power and, most importantly, you're investing…
The math is right but misses the point: to learn how to do your own startup. To learn from what the founders are doing right and wrong, and to start building up your own network of contacts, in preparation for striking out on your own. Plus if you're not really into the premise of the startup you're working for, you should probably quit right away. And if you are really into it, well, then, that's worth something rig…
I give it six months before he starts whining about how everyone in SF is a "douche" and fuck them because I'm the genius who wrote Lamson... whatever.
+34, seriously? Apparently HN is like a high school girl clique that's decided Zed Is Bad.
Joking. Was a good read. Also, some of you need to read to the bottom to the 'Clue mean in' part.