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This would be cool. biggest hurdle would probably be employees taking company secrets with them, so maybe it would work better with only open source development

Where do these salary numbers come from?

I started a new job only six months ago and it feels like I have been there for more than a year already! Probably all the new experiences: 2 international trips and one domestic and lots and lots of learning

Interesting. Where are you getting the stock data from?

I too was disappointed from my salary offer in the Bay area but decided to take it anyway. I was making the bet that I just needed to get out here before I could really make any significant moves up career wise.

You mention getting intros from your network. A first-timer is probably less likely to have people in their network who could introduce them to a VC, although they may have a large network. Accelerators like Y Combinator seem to solve this problem, but what about those outside of the accelerators?

I'm not too concerned about the current lack of charging stations. More will come. I am sure Wyoming was one of the last states to get cell coverage too.

Will they also lead the trend in riding in cars that drive themselves?

Cool project.

I actually don't like the use of offset however. Why do I want to offset Chic Fil A? If I don't even eat there--I don't have anything to offset. Offset also makes me feel like I am helping to return to the current status quo. What if I don't want the status quo? What if I just want to fight Chic Fil A?

I think that the idea that users contributing a small amount of money to combat the negative spending of some corporations is incredibly sticky. ("Look at the power of my small dollars! I'm making this evil corporation burn their money!").

But how do you convince visitors to the site that this math adds up? Users may want to donate but would probably be more likely to donate if they were convinced their dollars had that much power. Maybe an infographic explaining it?

I like this speech and just recently discovered it. I intend to read some of David Foster Wallace's writing in the near future too. Sad story about the guy though.

Excellent article.

I remember writing down a set of goals on my computer when I was a sophomore in high school.

A couple of years later, when I had returned back on a break from college, I opened the document, and found that I had achieved every single goal.

There is something about putting something down in writing that makes it that much more real and makes you that much more determined to accomplish it.

“They have competitors doing the same thing."

So are most of these bitcoin startups just banks/exchanges? Is there anyone doing anything more unique with bitcoin?

Since it is hard to judge the true value of a bitcoin since it fluctuates so much, perhaps bitcoins would be best suited to pay for services and goods that are hard to judge in value?

Someone should create a bitcoin based fiverr or mechanical turk.

It would also be interesting to see something completely close the loop when it comes to bitcoins. For example, raise bitcoins to pay for the production costs of a movie, pay actors and staff in bitcoins, charge bitcoins for movie download, and repay investors in bitcoins.