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		jcq3 on Aug 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| on: On the link between great thinking and obsessive w... "Historically, however, walking has been the privilege of white men." Come on... Anyway, Nietzsche used to walk before writing like Darwin Long time ago I read that walking or taking a shower make your thinking more effective because it somehow enables automation mode and allow to be more focused
		boredguy8 on Feb 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: Dilbert and Bogart On “F#(& You” Money I always liked this list of money metaphors. The difference between "renewable resource" and "fuel" or "building material" really hit home with my own bad perceptions of money. http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/03/02/fools-and-their-money-m...
		Harj on April 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| on: Marissa Mayer on career growth and how a revenue g... Marissa described possibly the most thorough and analytical job search process I've heard from anyone, when she was talking about how she joined Google. I really liked her reflection on this in hindsight on how being overly analytical is dangerous and it's something I try to remind myself of when I'm in danger of overthinking a decision: "I think this is a common thing that very analytical people trip themselves up with. They look at things as if there’s a right answer and a wrong answer when, the truth is, there’s often just good choices, and maybe a great choice in there."
		roymurdock on Feb 12, 2018 \| parent \| context \| on: Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valu... I assume instacart has a liquidity event (IPO) lined up for the near future (next 12 months), and a few late stage and previous investors are laying down a cash runway to get the company there. Notably this round ($200m) was less than their last round 1 year ago ($400m) so it seems growth has slowed and its time for an exit. So its not a bet, its a holdover cash infusion until the IPO, and is not exactly risky given how mature and well-capitalized the company is at this point. The only real bet is that they'll be able to IPO before a market downturn, which seems pretty safe, I have yet to see anyone put forth and truly plausible triggers for another large global recession - there are no debt and enforcement chains I can see that would drag the system under again. But I'm not a financial expert, just an armchair economist, and if I knew what would trigger the next recession I wouldn't be posting here ;)
		guelo on Nov 29, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: Watch a VC use my name to sell a con jwz and Arrington are talking about engineers in Silicon Valley. Those guys are relatively well off and have a lot of opportunities. The point is that they shouldn't be fooled into working hard for no extra gain compared to their other opportunities.