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Tl;dr on Secrecy, NDAs, IP and your startup.
You should not try to keep your startup idea secret. You will look silly doing so *and* end up with worse ideas for lack of input. Longer version: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/archives/2006/02/why-most-vcs-dont-sign-ndas.html Mark Suster https://bothsidesofthetable.com/on-ndas-and-confidentiality-dfa741ef58cb#.aaq3fk5pn Chris Dixon http://cdixon.org/2009/08/22/why-you-shouldnt-keep-your-startup-idea-secret/ Hacker News discussing
Tl;dr on Secrecy, NDAs, IP and your startup.
You should not try to keep your startup idea secret. You will look silly doing so *and* end up with worse ideas for lack of input. Longer version: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/archives/2006/02/why-most-vcs-dont-sign-ndas.html Mark Suster https://bothsidesofthetable.com/on-ndas-and-confidentiality-dfa741ef58cb#.aaq3fk5pn Chris Dixon http://cdixon.org/2009/08/22/why-you-shouldnt-keep-your-startup-idea-secret/ Hacker News discussing
Tech is taking over NYC
People working for tech companies wear hoodies and carry totes — AppNexus, Kickstarter, Bloomberg, Google, MongoDB, Gilt, 2U, etc. All logos I have seen in the grocery store in Astoria or the crowd at Maker Faire or the subway or
Tech is taking over NYC
People working for tech companies wear hoodies and carry totes — AppNexus, Kickstarter, Bloomberg, Google, MongoDB, Gilt, 2U, etc. All logos I have seen in the grocery store in Astoria or the crowd at Maker Faire or the subway or
Cold email to me, start here.
So, you cold emailed me saying “Hey I’m working on something awesome and I could really use your help.” Thank you! I suspect I can indeed likely help you out. However, I get lots of these inquiries and my first
Cold email to me, start here.
So, you cold emailed me saying “Hey I’m working on something awesome and I could really use your help.” Thank you! I suspect I can indeed likely help you out. However, I get lots of these inquiries and my first
Apple’s WatchOS 3, that just came out.
It’s awesome. The Watch now works. Raise hand and say “hey Siri” works now Siri keeps working even when you put your hand down again, so the screen has the answer when you look again The apps load fast The
Apple’s WatchOS 3, that just came out.
It’s awesome. The Watch now works. Raise hand and say “hey Siri” works now Siri keeps working even when you put your hand down again, so the screen has the answer when you look again The apps load fast The
Ways People Are Different, or, “Basic Human Types”
My own informal list of the Types of people. Work in progress. Filers vs Pilers Introverts vs Extroverts Fast twitch vs. Long twitch (slow twitch) “It’s different this time” vs. “Nothing ever changes” (Heraclitus vs. Parmenides) Fox vs. Hedgehog (Archilochus)
Ways People Are Different, or, “Basic Human Types”
My own informal list of the Types of people. Work in progress. Filers vs Pilers Introverts vs Extroverts Fast twitch vs. Long twitch (slow twitch) “It’s different this time” vs. “Nothing ever changes” (Heraclitus vs. Parmenides) Fox vs. Hedgehog (Archilochus)
Tl;dr of Hillbilly Elegy (or what’s in the minds of these Trump supporters?)
What it’s about: A guy from the red states explains the “poor white” experience. He made it out, still has it in him, and reflects on the culture clash. It’s a cool-temperature cri de couer without a lot of recommendations, like
Tl;dr of Hillbilly Elegy (or what’s in the minds of these Trump supporters?)
What it’s about: A guy from the red states explains the “poor white” experience. He made it out, still has it in him, and reflects on the culture clash. It’s a cool-temperature cri de couer without a lot of recommendations, like
Six Mistakes Stopping Your Company From Hiring The Right People #longread
The future of hiring is here; it’s just not evenly distributed. That paraphrase of the Silicon Valley proverb from Alan Kay tells a lot about the problems in virtually every company. Some companies are struggling to find good
Six Mistakes Stopping Your Company From Hiring The Right People #longread
The future of hiring is here; it’s just not evenly distributed. That paraphrase of the Silicon Valley proverb from Alan Kay tells a lot about the problems in virtually every company. Some companies are struggling to find good
The Future of Office Buildings After Mies Van Der Rohe
From the invention of the physical office (picture Mr. Scrooge’s countinghouse) to the start of the 20th Century, little had changed (picture Bartleby, the Scrivener). That changed quite a bit by the time Mies Van Der Rohe’s put the
The Future of Office Buildings After Mies Van Der Rohe
From the invention of the physical office (picture Mr. Scrooge’s countinghouse) to the start of the 20th Century, little had changed (picture Bartleby, the Scrivener). That changed quite a bit by the time Mies Van Der Rohe’s put the
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