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Something on similar lines is https://www.thebetterindia.com/. It has positive stories , though based out of India only.

There is a (at least one more) newer version: (from 2017 August) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1JzLTH4G4&list=PLC1qU-LWwr...

You need to read http://www.ycombinator.com/whynot/ carefully - Sounds like fair reasoning to me

Finally they have started coming - Someone reported in the other group

Congratulations !

Firstly your experience is very good, and it must be very enriching. Do not undersell yourself, you can give a very positive spin on your indie experience. You can cite this as your entrepreneurial foray.

Secondly, why not try for few interviews at good companies, and see how you like the feel - You might like it - If it does not work out well, you can always go back.

I don't understand the lofty valuation of these food startups - Most of them are running huge losses, their customer acquisition/marketing cost is so high - Look at Blue Apron.

Hopefully we start getting more updates on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15530166 as the day proceeds

Yes indeed, quality varies a lot - there are lots of options, need to search around. I believe this will be true of every area in US

You can get ANY salary increase % depending on the following:

- You should do very well in the interview

- It should be dependent on how much they need your skills

- It should be dependent on how much they can pay for a role like yours, or one notch above [Please take Glassdoor data with a pinch of salt - some of the data is averaged out, or outdated]

Negotiation skills are key.

They absolutely do - take an ant and put it in your palm, it will frantically run around trying to get off you.

Similarly, if an intergalactic monster comes to Earth, I am sure we will be fully perceptive of them :)

IMHO its all about time management, proper planning, and your passion for learning.

You may schedule some time for learning specific stuff every day - Avenues such as Coursera can enable this easily.

Relocated from Bay area to NYC 7 years back - Back then, options were limited primarily to the financial sector. Right now, options are getting better , but still much lesser than the bay area

- You can find dev centers for most of the big companies such as Google/FB/Twitter etc. but their sizes and requirements are much lesser than Bay area. They are mostly satellite offices, and operate as such.

- You can find quite a few startups, but again they are not as many as Bay area and not as established as well.

- Of course there is the financial sector, which has lots of jobs - but expect a big culture difference, its highly competitive and cutthroat.

Housing: ========

I am not aware of how expensive Bay area housing is - but you can find pretty good houses an hour from NYC at < 500-600K, which is pretty good. Same is true of rent - If you are willing to commute 45-75 minutes, you can find lots of good affordable options. Public transport is better than Bay area, that makes commute easier.

Last but not the least, NYC has a unique global feel which is unparalleled :)

Your company is interesting, found it from your submissions history

Congratulations, you must be one of the first ones :) Makes sense to give re-applicants preference if they have developed well since last time.

Read somewhere that having more views is not necessarily a good thing :) It might imply that they could not take decision right away

This is a tough situation to be in. In my opinion, there are two ways of dealing with it 1) Escalate to reliable competent authority - Tell them whats the problem 2) If (1) does not work, its just a caustic place to work, get a project change or change companies. These situations deteriorate fast, and its difficult to get out of them.

- You can try something like Pomodoro, which is like a timer running forcing you to focus for 25 mins, followed by a 5 minute rest. - You can install web plugins, which will allow you to measure where you are spending time online, this will sort of show you how bad it has been - If a complete computer detox helps, you need to follow it up - You need to fill your day with more enriching activities

Remember, every habit takes ~21 days to get complete hold of. So, need to consistently do it for a while.

Skiena is very good - Algorithms are lucidly explained - Actual code is provided - Its relatively newer but highly recommended

Have read only parts of Knuth / CLRS - They are good, but for real problems analysis , would prefer Sienna

2004/2005 Gmail. I had a Yahoo one created in 1995, but stopped using it after a decade or so.

I faced this problem, and face it on a regular basis. I get just too many ideas, I used to note them down, and the list grows bigger and bigger. The only way to resolve the issue is knowing that finding ideas is easy, but execution is king. You need to work out and analyze their potential. You need to sit down, brood over every idea and look at every angle - problem you are solving - target market (size, barriers to entry) - competitors - do you have a team which can solve this problem efficiently etc. etc.

This will definitely prune your list of ideas.

Next, you will need to discuss the chosen few ideas with prospective customers, and see if they "really" need this, are ready for this. You will need to develop prototypes, get some early customers, see how they like it.

Basically, start executing.

Absolutely, no doubt whatsoever - you must try to change - your inertia will not go unnoticed by the manager, and its natural to take advantage. A change of job will get you better benefits, and rejuvenate your life. Once you get another job, perhaps the promotion will come in a counter-offer

More than half of the people in the world still don't have internet access ! I believe the estimate of 3 B includes all yahoo accounts created until 2013 - maybe an opportunity to indicate the clout it once had.

Though one hour of exercise looks easy, I think that once one is depressed, its difficult to break from the inertia of brooding over life and going to exercise. Here is where a solid family/friends support system comes to play, and is of paramount importance.

C exposes you to low level programming environment, memory management and system internals. Its a great base to build upon for programmers. Even after more than a decade, I still have fond memories for K&R C - a must read for programmers.