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Re: Skully has crashed and burned

#101

Post by aphextron »

danielhooper wrote: post #29
hkmurakami wrote: post #9

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I also feel for the junior developers being minted in droves from the various bootcamps across the country, but particularly in the SF Bay Area. Since we have it the hottest here, the pain will be the most acute as well when the downturn finally arrives in full force. Those who believed in the narrative that a 10 week developer bootcamp was the ticket to a good job in the "new era" will be in for a rude awakening. It…

What about all the tens of thousands of students that graduate with CS or related degrees every year?

CS is essentially an engineering degree. You can retrain into practically any technical field with that foundation of math and science. Bootcamp grads wont be so lucky.

Re: Skully has crashed and burned

#103

Post by dav »

allcheese wrote: post #93
Animats wrote: post #80

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$2,446,824 USD raised by 1940 backers 979% of $250,000 flexible goal Did they ship to all the Kickstarter backers?

No, I was one of the first 25 indiegogo backers, haven't received anything.

Oh man, sorry to hear that. I was part of that group too, but I got one. I feel like I lucked out getting something at all, even though the long term value is in some question now. What a mess.

Re: Skully has crashed and burned

#104

Post by nhangen »

J-dawg wrote: post #96
nhangen wrote: post #91

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It's like that everywhere in the US. Not always legal, and also incredibly rude (frowned upon).

I've always found the American 'no-filtering' rule incredibly strange. Whenever I'm stuck in traffic in the UK (in a car), it's a completely normal sight to see bikers and cyclists filtering to the front of the line. I've seen large motorbikes fitting through gaps that simply don't look big enough, but I've never actually seen anyone get a wing mirror knocked off. (I guess bikers develop a very accurate mental pictur…

Americans would have problems with this for 3 reasons:

1. You're cutting in the line. Most people wont say anything if you do it in person, but I can guarantee you they're thinking about saying something, and in their cars something to the effect of "this is why motorcyclists get themselves killed."

2. You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes. This is especially problematic when there are multiple bikes that have "filtered."

3. Usually (almost always) the people that do this are riding sport bikes, and sport bikes have a bad reputation in this country for riding recklessly and dangerously. You'll never see someone on a Harley doing this, for example.

This is not common, but here's a recent example in my area of what happens when a motorcycle gets under someone's skin:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/fhp-driv...

Re: Skully has crashed and burned

#105

Post by mathattack »

ganeumann wrote: post #50
mathattack wrote: post #8

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"we would prefer to follow in this round, rather than lead it." There are some legal reasons for this if it's a down round. If the initial investment is in one fund, and there's a down round in another, they need someone else to drive pricing so that it doesn't look like they're favoring one fund at the expense of the other. (I'm not sure why this isn't an issue during an up round)

It's often an issue in up-rounds as well. Sometimes firms can't follow-on from a different fund even if they're following, up-round or down-round. That's why funds usually reserve money for follow-on investments. Firms often have to go back to their LPs if they want to invest in the same company across funds.

This highlights why it's important to see how VCs operate over time on issues like these. Some VCs make transition rounds easier than others.

Re: Skully has crashed and burned

#106

Post by dmix »

nzjrs wrote: post #87
jessaustin wrote: post #73

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If you're implying that LesPorts looked over their shoulder and got valuable IP for free, that too would be something of a failure on the part of Skully's management.

Ip? It's hardly rocket science. More like they killed them to get first to market.

I thought Skully was already on the market? Just with supply chain issues. Unless you mean in a mainstream form.

Re: Skully has crashed and burned

#107

Post by aianus »

nhangen wrote: post #104
J-dawg wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've always found the American 'no-filtering' rule incredibly strange. Whenever I'm stuck in traffic in the UK (in a car), it's a completely normal sight to see bikers and cyclists filtering to the front of the line. I've seen large motorbikes fitting through gaps that simply don't look big enough, but I've never actually seen anyone get a wing mirror knocked off. (I guess bikers develop a very accurate mental pictur…

Americans would have problems with this for 3 reasons: 1. You're cutting in the line. Most people wont say anything if you do it in person, but I can guarantee you they're thinking about saying something, and in their cars something to the effect of "this is why motorcyclists get themselves killed." 2. You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes. This is especially problematic when ther…

> You're cutting in the line.

Is it really cutting in line if I can get to 30mph in the time it takes the leading car to move his foot to the gas pedal? Nobody is being delayed.

> You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes.

That's not how you filter. You go to the front between the lanes and then move over in front of one of the leading cars. This also allows others to filter behind you.

Re: Skully has crashed and burned

#108

Post by cag_ii »

nhangen wrote: post #104
J-dawg wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've always found the American 'no-filtering' rule incredibly strange. Whenever I'm stuck in traffic in the UK (in a car), it's a completely normal sight to see bikers and cyclists filtering to the front of the line. I've seen large motorbikes fitting through gaps that simply don't look big enough, but I've never actually seen anyone get a wing mirror knocked off. (I guess bikers develop a very accurate mental pictur…

Americans would have problems with this for 3 reasons: 1. You're cutting in the line. Most people wont say anything if you do it in person, but I can guarantee you they're thinking about saying something, and in their cars something to the effect of "this is why motorcyclists get themselves killed." 2. You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes. This is especially problematic when ther…

As someone who lives in California and practices lane filtering daily, I think you'd be surprised how much of a non-issue all three of your points are.

Addressing #1, the problem with cutting in line is that people now behind you will have to wait longer for their turn. This is very rare when a m/c filters. It's much more like moving around the line than cutting in line. Most drivers here in CA are very well aware of this when lane filtering occurs. Additionally, m/c's will generally not go to the front and occupy the lane, but rather ride between the lanes... essentially opening up an additional lane.

#2 is very much like #3, motorcycles are generally gone before drivers put their cell phones away at a newly green light. The 2 lanes are designed for the size of cars, motorcycles can safely ride between these lanes.

#3 may be a regional thing to your area, but most definitely not true in Ca.

There are certainly some drivers who get angry at motorcycles for "cutting in line", but I've personally experience many, many more drivers making extra room to let riders pass.

Re: Skully has crashed and burned

#109

Post by nhangen »

aianus wrote: post #107
nhangen wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Americans would have problems with this for 3 reasons: 1. You're cutting in the line. Most people wont say anything if you do it in person, but I can guarantee you they're thinking about saying something, and in their cars something to the effect of "this is why motorcyclists get themselves killed." 2. You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes. This is especially problematic when ther…

> You're cutting in the line. Is it really cutting in line if I can get to 30mph in the time it takes the leading car to move his foot to the gas pedal? Nobody is being delayed. > You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes. That's not how you filter. You go to the front between the lanes and then move over in front of one of the leading cars. This also allows others to filter behind yo…

That's the definition of cutting in line.

Re: Skully has crashed and burned

#110

Post by nhangen »

cag_ii wrote: post #108
nhangen wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Americans would have problems with this for 3 reasons: 1. You're cutting in the line. Most people wont say anything if you do it in person, but I can guarantee you they're thinking about saying something, and in their cars something to the effect of "this is why motorcyclists get themselves killed." 2. You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes. This is especially problematic when ther…

As someone who lives in California and practices lane filtering daily, I think you'd be surprised how much of a non-issue all three of your points are. Addressing #1, the problem with cutting in line is that people now behind you will have to wait longer for their turn. This is very rare when a m/c filters. It's much more like moving around the line than cutting in line. Most drivers here in CA are very well aware of…

I grew up in Ohio, lived in both Georgia and North Carolina for decent periods of time, and now live in Florida. I've owned a cruiser in 3 of the 4 states, and would never feel comfortable in between lanes, or driving a car with a motorcycle in between lanes.

I get that this is standard all over the world; I'm just presenting examples of why some drivers, like me, find this to be a curious practice.

You'll never convince me that sport bikes aren't the devil though. Some ride responsibly, but most don't.

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