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It would be nice to flag who the OP is in the story comments. Provides helpful context, esp. if they posted their own project.
Here's one potential implementation:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hn-maker-badge/khod...
Yes, here’s a nice description of how to setup:
I actually came across Craft in the Evernote subreddit. Compared to the latest Evernote client (v10), speed of the clients would be biggest difference. Both support note taking and sharing, but the polish of Craft is definitely noticeable.
I've played with Craft a bit and it's been a joy to use so far.
Conceptually it sits between Apple Notes and Notion. You get native apps that work offline, support fast capture, and are satisfying to use. You also get the wiki-style support and block-level editing of Notion, along with lots of other nice Notion visual flourishes (page-level icons, cover images, etc.)
One area Craft really shines, is the way that it supports interactive, sharable documents. If I have text, images, files, and want to combine them all into a single page/starting point, Craft makes this super simple.
Here are some examples (which you could design on your own):
https://www.craft.do/s/VIAC9BTTJWdCxp
https://www.craft.do/s/09fqwC5rGqErmB/b/F19F87F2-0F04-49F9-9...
https://www.craft.do/s/09fqwC5rGqErmB/b/9041969E-127C-4439-A...
If anyone is looking for alternatives, I've found Atom Finance to be quite solid - https://atom.finance/
You're hired! Great strategic answer that gets to the heart of the question--it's less about the solution and more about how you frame the problem and the underlying goals and assumptions.
Do you work in this space? It seems like you have a lot of context around OTT/streaming.
Your answer also brought to mind this podcast episode I came across this morning: http://investorfieldguide.com/shishir-mehrotra-the-art-and-s...
It introduces a nice concept of "marginal churn contribution" framed with bundling, but I think is also relevant to this discussion. Maybe more on the content sourcing/production side, but bleeds over into long-term goals (reducing churn/maximizing ltv/etc).
This is a hard problem. And it makes a great interview question too!
Recent PM interview question I've been using: You're the PM at Netflix handling the home screen. How do you determine how shows get promoted editorially vs algorithmically recommended? Walk through metrics/principles/trade-offs and how it impacts various parts of the biz.
If you're interested in giving this a try, this is a great introductory indigo dye kit. Just a need a bucket and something to dye (pillow-case, dish-towel, or an old t-shirt).
https://www.amazon.com/Jacquard-Indigo-Tie-Dye-Mini/dp/B003I...
As an aside, what a great 2019 reading list!
Here's a first-hand account (I'm assuming it's related due to similarities):
https://stevecheney.com/handcuffed-and-under-surveillance/
Sounds awful.
Yeah that's true. And having a small apartment makes that problematic as well.
I like this Umberto Eco anecdote: https://fs.blog/2013/06/the-antilibrary/. Having a lot of unread books around is a good reminder of how much there is to read, learn, and experience. And it makes reading instead of turning to Netflix an easier decision.
Here's what I do. If I get a book recommendation, I immediately buy it and put it on a bookshelf. Every time I walk by, I scan the shelf and pick what speaks to me at that given time: fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, science, history, classics, short-story collections, biographies, etc. If you match your what you read to your mood and frame of mind, you can consume and retain information much more quickly and enjoyably. And having the book on hand is really important since my interests and mood change from day to day.
I also try follow some other general rules, that work for me:
* Read several books at once, esp. across disciplines.
* Read paper books.
* You don't need to finish books. Stopping mid-way is fine (still have problems with this!)
* Seek out durable works over bestsellers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect)
* Read across disciplines
* Write in books and make notes. Write up notes a couple of weeks after finishing (create your own commonplace book)
* Avoid audiobooks (if you want to retain the content). I just can't retain when I listen while driving/multitasking, but like listening to fiction for fun.
* Tag interesting books/papers cited in the books you like. Look them up and read them too.
* Find interesting/prolific readers on Goodreads. Lookup the books they read, esp. the ones you've never heard of.
* Let other people know that you like reading, and ask what they've read recently. When they read interesting books, they'll recommend them to you.
Primitive Technology
Start with getting to know your audience.
You're basically selling yourself and your skills. Length, design, content, formatting, etc. all will depend on who is actually reading your resume.
For a fantastic example of how your writing changes based on audience, check out https://getcoleman.com/.
Cool Tools by Kevin Kelly - a must own if you're interested in making things.
https://www.amazon.com/Cool-Tools-Possibilities-Kevin-Kelly/...
Flow https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-...
Antifragile https://www.amazon.com/Antifragile-Things-That-Disorder-Ince...
High Output Management https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/d...
The Master Switch https://www.amazon.com/Master-Switch-Rise-Information-Empire...
Thinking Fast and Slow https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp...
But who pays and how do you avoid adverse selection problems? In the study you cited, it sounds like compensation often comes from the recipient (in addition to a payment from the government). This seems like it would skew towards ability to pay on the recipient side, and towards the less affluent on the donor side.
Speech-to-text seems like a technology that suffers from the 9x effect[1]. Creators overvalue the impact of voice transcription, and users overvalue their existing input options.
Even for the desktop, speech will be roughly 2X faster than typing, but I have no desire to buy a copy of Dragon because I like/overvalue my keyboard.
[1] https://hbr.org/2006/06/eager-sellers-and-stony-buyers-under...
Why not use upvotes of the post instead of user karma? Having the community upvote the recommendation in context is more important to me than how much karma the user has. I find that some of the most insightful book recommendations come from people that are new to a community or lurk until they see an opportunity to contribute.
Interesting info and highlights how powerful Costco has become. They continue to capture revenue streams outside of margin from actually selling goods (credit card bounties/rev-share, membership fees, etc.) and they presumably were able to get Visa/Citi to lose money on this deal. Visa set interchange fees at less than 0.4% (vs. 0.6% I believe for the old Amex deal).
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-17/costco-see...
Will the Boss shutdown affect Duck Duck Go?
These "Heroku is too expensive" comments all look at absolute costs and not relative costs. They are paying roughly $200 a month to Heroku. If you do some rough calculations to figure out revenue (use Stripe fees and make assumptions about yearly/monthly plan breakdown) you can reasonably estimate about $3,000 in monthly billings. The incremental savings couldn't possibly outweigh the time costs of switching to another provider.
If using Digital Ocean allows them to move faster, then sure that makes more sense. But doubt that's true in this case.
Absurd title, but great lifestyle business. At the numbers stated in the article you get the following annualized revenues:
2000 customers: $12.4M
2500 customers: $15.5M
3000 customers: $18.6M
Assuming that margins are pretty good, that's a nice cashflow machine.
Link?
Net income includes non-cash expenses (i.e. it doesn't explain change in cash position--that's what Statement of Cash Flows is for). Cash flow can be positive with a loss and vice versa.
If you want to learn more about the genesis of Doom/id software, Masters of Doom is a fantastic read (also an amazing audiobook narrated by Wil Wheaton).
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Cultu...
True not the best wording. Was thinking about it more from the perspective of Reddit taxing Amazon.
If I were Amazon I'd be disappointed not because of the poor quality traffic, but because a top 100 site, with threads on every conceivable topic, can't successfully promote a site with products in thousands of verticals.
Supposedly the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
There is no way that this is true. eBay has a similar affiliate program and historically I believe they do around 4-5% of GMB (gross merchandise bought) for the marketplace side of the business.
I'd imagine Amazon would be in the same ballpark. If Amazon was paying out 4-8% on 40% of their revenue they'd be in serious trouble.
From the report:
Our data consist of daily transactions for 2,807,476 households from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013, and include both banking (i.e., checking, savings, and debit card) and credit card transactions. We observe the date, amount, and description of each transaction.
I'm a little disturbed that they had access to complete transaction information for roughly 2% of American households. Is it common practice for banks to share this data? Surely date + amount + description is personally identifiable in many situations.