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we measured this at our last startup anonymously; seems there is some research behind it. we didn't have enough data points to really gather much meaning out of it though.
http://www.aamga.org/files/hr/MetaAnalysis_Q12_WhitePaper_20...
Not sarcastic... I didn't know about FlashFill. I looked at the videos, and it seems that it's not as powerful as this tool. In excel the results would be a custom cell format combined with custom text functions.
I hope you sell your IP to Microsoft Excel. This would be a major time saver feature for a lot of the Excel world.
I wrote a post about this same issue a year ago. It's sad that debt is fueling the growth of administration staff.
Some interesting charts are here:
http://kylethered.tumblr.com/post/37790176790/data-says-high...
Good stuff!
Looks like a clone of https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/throwdown-fitness-community/...
Thanks for the information!
I've started a successful event series in the fitness space, so I know a little about event promotion and operations. I was more interested in the communities that would like to get involved in this.
Our current event company runs events in 30 major markets in the US, so it can be based anywhere. I'd probably do the first one in the mid-Atlantic, but would quickly organize a others in the Bay Area/Austin/Charlotte markets if things went well.
So, first event, in DC/Richmond area?
If you want to get involved, email me. It's kyle.redinger@gmail.com.
I think the meetups and small events are great, but they are really geared towards people who are super enthusiasts, not those people who want a more casual, approachable racing event. Just some thoughts.
Thanks for all the great feedback! Keep it coming!
What are current drone racing events missing?
I've built GIS databases w/ parcel data, owner data, tax data and zoning layers of high growth Virgnia and North Carolina jurisdiction. It's a very time consuming and ad hoc process. Some jurisdictions charge a lot of money for this data. If anyone has any interest in exploring a parcel based CRM startup concept, contact me. There is a lot of demand for this service. I have a few paying consulting customers and thinking about building it into a SaaS tool to power real estate development.
one of the best articles with interesting commentary on the subject:
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/01/robert-farago/marin...
In case anyone is interested, we open sourced this one about a year ago: https://github.com/VividCortex/johnny-deps
In case anyone is interested, we open sourced a process manager and web interface a few months ago.
https://github.com/VividCortex/pm https://github.com/VividCortex/pm-web
VividCortex - Charlottesville, VA and Montevideo, Uruguay (FT or INTERN)
TL:DR - Go, Angular, Database Performance Management
Systems Programming
Our agents, backend systems, and infrastructure are all written in Go (it's awesome). We are ramping up to handle a jaw-dropping amount of incoming data. Data storage involves MySQL and other technologies in a fault-tolerant, distributed environment.
Operations and System Administration
We’re hosted in Amazon AWS and looking for people who do developer and sysops types of work — writing some server software, setting up some machines, whipping up some Ansible code, and so on.
Front End Development
The web app is backed by a small amount of PHP and Symfony2, and fronted by Angular and D3.js, CSS (Less), and HTML5. There’s a lot of API interaction from JavaScript, and a complex single-page user interface with rich data visualization that’s key for making our customers rave about the experience, not just the technology. We need people who can work in Angular, D3, design, styling, and so forth.
ya, we've had some complaints about that. sorry.
we don't have a reserved pricing structure yet, but we will in the near future :)
and an overview... https://vividcortex.com/blog/2014/04/03/vividcortex-quick-to...
Did you smoke peyote?
VividCortex - Charlottesville, VA - MySQL Database Performance Management
Positions for both summer interns and fulltime available.
Systems Programming
Our agents, backend systems, and infrastructure are all written in Go (it’s awesome). We are ramping up to handle a jaw-dropping amount of incoming data. Data storage involves MySQL and other technologies in a fault-tolerant, distributed environment.
Operations and System Administration
We’re hosted in Amazon AWS and looking for people who do developer and sysops types of work — writing some server software, setting up some machines, whipping up some Ansible code, and so on.
Front End Development
The web app is backed by a small amount of PHP and Symfony2, and fronted by Angular and D3.js, CSS (Less), and HTML5. There’s a lot of API interaction from JavaScript, and a complex single-page user interface with rich data visualization that’s key for making our customers rave about the experience, not just the technology. We need people who can work in Angular, D3, design, styling, and so forth.
Looks great! You are making a big assumption with linear, fixed COGS scaling. I will probably use this, as it's a great document, but I'm going to add some more flexibility for COGS line items.
I wish AWS bills scaled like that :)
hipchat, github, google hangout, waffle.io, google docs, chatbot
Few questions...
Does this give YC an ability to set a lower cap because it has reduced the investor upside in a forced conversion?
If I were an entrepreneur, would I continue to raise multiple safe rounds and keep pushing the cap on the safe up? That would make the most financial sense to me as an entrepreneur. I'm not sure investors would want that, but it creates a large incentive for the entrepreneur.
Why is a forced conversion bad? I always thought a timeline was a good incentive to create value for investors, and to optimize around timing your fundraise with your cap amount.
How do you compensate investors for time value money if the deal takes a long time to get to the next round when there is no forced conversion or accrued component?
VividCortex - Charlottesville, VA - MySQL Database Performance Management
Positions for both summer interns and fulltime available.
Systems Programming
Our agents, backend systems, and infrastructure are all written in Go (it’s awesome). We are ramping up to handle a jaw-dropping amount of incoming data. Data storage involves MySQL and other technologies in a fault-tolerant, distributed environment.
Operations and System Administration
We’re hosted in Amazon AWS and looking for people who do developer and sysops types of work — writing some server software, setting up some machines, whipping up some Ansible code, and so on.
Front End Development
The web app is backed by a small amount of PHP and Symfony2, and fronted by Angular and D3.js, CSS (Less), and HTML5. There’s a lot of API interaction from JavaScript, and a complex single-page user interface with rich data visualization that’s key for making our customers rave about the experience, not just the technology. We need people who can work in Angular, D3, design, styling, and so forth.
Seriously, if you have a lawyer that needs to scam you out of your cash, then you have the wrong lawyer. Go hire a professional. Good lawyers are really busy and don't need to lie to you to make money.
Charlottesville, VA / Montevideo, Uruguay - Systems, Ops, Front End
Our company builds database management tools for the world’s leading technology companies. Our users are recognizable, leading websites that you use everyday. We run agents on highly critical production systems, collect a large amount of data, and our clients use our webapp to run their systems better and faster, automatically identify problems, and look at systems in a new way.
We are backed by some very smart investors (#2 on the Netflix Challenge, founder of IPOed tech company, founder of leading AdWords consulting firm), Battery Ventures, and a lot of other cool folks.
https://vividcortex.com/blog/2013/11/01/hi-were-hiring-in-ch...
There was some irony in there...
Is that your experience? I travel a lot and find that most gyms do a good job.
Our gym is not perfect, but we set standards and have a mission to serve clients in the most effective way possible.
What if HQ has good goals and it's not about "milking," but exposing people to a more effective fitness methodology?
Personally, I believe that quality is going to drive the success or failure of CrossFit, and that's why we (and many other successful gyms) have been very devoted to making sure quality is a driver in our service.
Do most good CrossFit gyms get concerned about poor standards and rapid expansion of the brand? Yes. Do most coaches mean well and concern themselves with preventing injury? Yes.
I do wonder about significant injuries. Why is Hackernews, which is a community that prides itself on scientific method and the like, upvoting sensational articles that don't have substance? Where are the studies that say injuries are significant? Relative to what? To not working out? To regular sports? To people at Gold's Gym?
CrossFit is far from perfect, and it's not for everyone, but the vast majority of the coaches, owners, etc mean well and want to help their clients achieve goals in ways that are different, and effective, compared to the status quo.
I wish standards were higher; I've had that wish since starting a gym. Most gyms are good, most trainers mean well, but there are a few bad apples and people who are unaware.
I'm not turning a blind eye. There is a different between being a realist and trying to garner attention by bashing a trend that you don't understand.
I've been CrossFitting for over 6 years, owned an affiliate for 4 years, and founded the largest independent CrossFit-style competition series in the country (as far as I know).
This author hasn't been to a well-managed gym or worked with more experienced coaches. The same is likely true of those who get rhabdo. They have exposed themselves to more than their body can handle physically, as a result of poor coaching, and/or poor decision making.
I've seen high rep pullups and high rep weighted squats cause Rhabdo in people (not at my gym). I've also seen thousands of people do those same movements (in a safe way) and not get injured. Any good coach shouldn't be exposing clients to those things that expose clients to injury or death.
A responsibility of any gym owner/trainer is to protect clients from injury. If you go to a gym (CrossFit or not) that programs things that expose you to to any kind of injury, then you should absolutely leave. Coaches should be aware of the risks.
If you attempt to lift too much weight, do too many reps, do things with bad form, of course you exposure yourself to injury. I hope rational people would consider that CrossFit is a very effective fitness program, and, despite its criticism, is something that produces amazing results in people if done properly.
Interestingly, my biggest injury was from a heavy single clean and jerk. I've never had Rhabdo and done tons of high rep stuff, but stay away from high rep box jumps, deads, pullups and other silly things. I do enjoy high rep oly lifting in CrossFit and I total 180kg as a 69kg oly lifter. They are completely different movements; to think otherwise is just dumb.
TL;DR - people who are irrational are dumb.
Author here. Thanks for the comments. I think the concept of IQ not being all that important is challenging to admit, but at the end of the day the point is that there are a variety of factors that influence success and positive outcomes in our world, one of which seems to be largely ignored.
I'm not sure why no one has talked about interaction with machines but it's clearly important. By no means is this a science, just a commentary on cultural factors that should be relevant in today's world.
@JDGM we are purposely vague about our product as we are still in early alpha, but you can think of us like New Relic for servers.
P.S. We don't do riddles, IQ tests or puzzles in our hiring process and we prioritize attitude, workplace fit and a variety of other personal factors.
"that dog don't hunt"