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4 years ago
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on: I sat next to one of the smartest software engineers. Here's what I learned
I would probably have a good time working with this engineer. But let’s be honest: most of the developers can’t cope with people that prefer to go fast rather than being right.
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4 years ago
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on: Stress does turn hair gray, and it’s reversible
I had a gorgeous curly black hair… that turned gray in a couple of years when my startup derailed.
I tried to hide the problems to my family, friends and relatives… but the color of my hair was a very strong signal.
A couples of years later I started to suffer of some medical conditions related to the long periods of stressing events in the startup.
Stress can destroy your health. Take it seriously.
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4 years ago
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on: Saying Good Bye to Hey.com
> Why would they need to leave the "boutique" tag?
I don’t know why. But the purpose of the marketing campaign of Hey sent that message.
I’m a big fan of non VC backed or boutique like companies (I have built and sold some of them), and it’s dangerous to send the wrong message to the market. I think that is what happened with Hey.
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4 years ago
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on: Saying Good Bye to Hey.com
I have explained my “boutique” point of view in a different answer. Hey should be the product to leave the “boutique” tag and it is not working.
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4 years ago
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on: Saying Good Bye to Hey.com
They are a “boutique” kind-of company. A boutique should excel in niche products (and they did until Hey). Hey was announced as a product to disrupt email and fix the email management problem. That’s not a niche product but a general purpose solution. What they announced (and they did it GREAT) did not match with the product features IMHO.
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4 years ago
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on: Saying Good Bye to Hey.com
Not sure if I understand you correctly, but yes I think that the marketing campaign should never ever eclipse the product in itself. That’s how I felt when they launched it.
From a product marketer point of view it was great. But from the product manager perspective I felt disappointed.
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4 years ago
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on: Saying Good Bye to Hey.com
The launch of Hey was a masterclass about how to create the right hype around a product that nobody cares or needs. They are genius selling themselves. But that’s not enough because they aren’t able to find a product that people want in large amounts.
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4 years ago
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on: Cloudflare’s captcha proposal would end AIs source of free labor
It exists for abusers trying to break into accounts with automated tools. And yes, it’s very cheap and basically is a measure that generates a lot of friction but easy to bypass.
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4 years ago
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on: Dark Ops Undercovered: Episode II
I tried to be as aseptic as possible and let the reader learn by himself about the guy... I don’t want to be sued, as he usually does when somebody says something he dislike.
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4 years ago
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on: Dark Ops Undercovered: Episode II
The owner of the company is a very well known young entrepreneur (must be around 25) in Spain. He introduced himself back in 2015 as a genuine case of self-made man with a very difficult childhood. He spent all his teenage years in a reception centre. At the age of 19 he started Eliminalia. When he was 23 he built a small empire of different companies ranging from online marketing to fertility centers and surrogacy (the connection to Ukraine and Russia probably has to do with this businesses).
This kind of profiles attract a lot of attention, and different media outlets have been investigating him and his companies. The impersonation of the EU commission was front page of one of the largest online newspapers and broadly spread across social networks... so I guess Eliminalia is going to be very busy the coming weeks.
I can’t find any article in English, but this thread in twitter in Spanish can give you some insights about him: https://twitter.com/ottoreuss/status/1349359908232294400?s=2...
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4 years ago
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on: Discord ends deal talks with Microsoft
Microsoft wants the audience AND the know-how about how to engage with them and atract new one. Due to Microsoft culture they don’t know how to do it.
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4 years ago
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on: Discord ends deal talks with Microsoft
I can’t believe any of the people complaining here about low quality of the VoIP of Teams have used the VoIP of Discord, because they simply can’t compare. Teams have anti-coupling features and you can use it with speakers out of the box.
Discord does not have a good anti-coupling algorithms and it’s almost impossible to use it without headphones. Perfect for gamers, but not for business.
Discord is amazing to create communities, that’s what Microsoft wanted.
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4 years ago
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on: IBM to Kernel Maintainer: “You Are an IBM Employee 100% of the Time”
In Spain your employee must pay for “after business hours” exclusivity in the monthly payroll. It must clearly state that every month the company pays for the exclusivity. It’s not enough with a contract saying you cannot work after your business hours, they must pay for it and they must proof they are paying it in the monthly payroll.
Not sure in other countries, but probably in Western Europe and 100% sure in Spain even large corporations know it’s really hard to enforce contractual and post-contractual exclusivity, unless the employee breaks some IP of the employer.
Still, it is always a good idea to tell your new employer that you are “moonlighting”.
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4 years ago
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on: IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal email address
In Spain the employer must clearly state in the payroll they are paying for exclusivity. If not, even with a signing a contract saying so, it’s illegal.
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5 years ago
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on: Okta to Acquire Auth0 for $6.5B
I left Auth0 on Tuesday and one day later the company triple its value. Never thought I would be such a drag...
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5 years ago
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on: The Vaccine Had to Be Used. He Used It. He Was Fired
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5 years ago
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on: After spending $57M on Facebook ads, I was kicked off
If you pay such a large amount of money I think “partner” should be the right word... but you are right, they don’t deserve that.
May be “cannibals” is more appropriate.
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5 years ago
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on: After spending $57M on Facebook ads, I was kicked off
The author is fully dependent from FB. He cannot bite the hand that feeds him. I think it’s a smart move to reach the front page of HN before taking this to court.
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5 years ago
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on: After spending $57M on Facebook ads, I was kicked off
It’s hard to understand that a business partner for 15 years and after dozens of millions of dollars spent can kick you in the @@s and ghost you without any explanation.
This kind of behaviors from large corporations have to stop.
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5 years ago
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on: Diego Maradona has died
An incredible talent on the pitch, a winner and a warrior. He never gave up when soccer was much more permissive and violent. He touched the ball with his left foot as an angel.
A pity he hurt himself abusing of drugs all his life.
¡Eterno, pibe!
