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JSeymourATLon Ask HN: Where do you look for remote jobs?

Yes, I saw your profile ;)

Thought the link might be helpful

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: Where do you look for remote jobs?

Often overlooked - Schools frequently have private job boards for alumni. Bonus, these are usually free/low cost.

There's an interesting Social Proof aspect to these job boards. As an applicant, if the Hiring Executive is a fellow alumnus -- he must be a good guy. :)

Ex: https://www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer/hire/outside-coop/index.ph...

JSeymourATLon The OODA Loop: How Fighter Pilots Make Fast and Accurate Decisions

@apress Love hearing these stories, thanks for sharing!

BTW, great profile piece on Keller and impressive portfolio of articles on Fortune.

JSeymourATLon Al Jaffee turns 100

> , noting that Jaffee was never on Mad’s editorial staff: “I’d venture to say he also holds the title for longest-working freelancer, as well.”

Hilarious!

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: Hit a wall with our product team. What next?

> But who is “your” company and how do we pick the “niche”?

Turns out, this is a common problem.

Friendly Challenge: imagine 3 very different future niches for your team. Leveraging your interests, experience/expertise.

Mix in the Clients you'll serve, Products you build, and Problems you solve. Each version would have a 5 year plan. Start a discussion -- which one energizes your team?

More on this subject by the authors of Design Your Life > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SemHh0n19LA

Highly recommend their book! PM me if you want to discuss.

JSeymourATLon Why we’re removing comments on most of Inquirer.com

> Only about 2 percent of Inquirer.com visitors read comments, and an even smaller percentage post them.

A few bad apples spoil the bunch. :(

JSeymourATLon The OODA Loop: How Fighter Pilots Make Fast and Accurate Decisions

Related: terrific biography.

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram

> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38840.Boyd

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: Career Advice – What Next?

> What kind of job will be suitable for me?

Reframe: Ask WHO can I best serve?

In your field of interest— WHO is doing the most exciting, bleeding edge work?

Reach out to them, start a conversation. Incidentally, it’s a remote world now. These folks can be found all over the map.

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: What advice would you give to a 20 year old?

Study psychology now.

Tremendously helpful understanding the various personalities/characters that you will run into throughout life.

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: My company wants to build a tool. I want to build it as a SaaS business

> how to proceed before the team starts on building this tool.

So far, neither you nor your company have built anything.

Relative to the Market opportunity. This platform could be a nice new line-of-business for your firm with the potential for a carve out down the road. Build your business case and pitch the CEO on the Big Idea.

Incidentally, worth checking if that $50K seed money comes with any restrictions. Obvious, conflict of interest if future potential customers are his direct competitors.

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: What are you reading in March 2021?

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - by Bessel A. van der Kolk

> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-...

JSeymourATLon Silent Running: The sci-fi that predicted modern crises

> Daley first shut the field down in 1996 with the intention of turning the airport into parkland, in order to boost slumping Chicago real estate values and shore up political support by closing a symbol of elite privilege. > https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/day-shut-down-meigs...

JSeymourATLon Phthalates damage babies' brains and must be banned immediately, say experts

Tangential: US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII > https://apnews.com/article/us-life-expectancy-huge-decline-f...

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: Boss ignoring me – what next?

> If I want to pretend (that I am unaware), for how long can I do with some self respect?

Look out...You’re becoming Milton Waddams, The Red Stapler Guy from Office Space.

Not appropriately managing-up (that is to say you actively managing Boss/Executive relationships) frankly, sounds meek.

JSeymourATLon How to Get Startup Ideas

Related: Problems are Goldmines by Peter H. Diamandis

> https://www.diamandis.com/blog/problems-are-goldmines

JSeymourATLon Hire Me, You Cowards

Sorry, no details on WHO exactly you are.

What’s your story?

Why would I trust you help manage an critical employer/candidate match?

JSeymourATLon Neurofeedback brain training may help reduce symptoms of psychiatric illness

More detail on multiple advances in treating trauma;

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma > https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-...

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: What are good resources for life advice?

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31823677-tools-of-titans

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: Hiring “Jesus lovers” for your tech/science startup

> experience with hiring or working with "Jesus lovers"?

The profile is Ned Flanders!

Solid character, diligent employee, mostly a joy to manage.

Relative to intellect-- Assuming you value diversity of thought, a differing worldview can be refreshing and helpful.

JSeymourATLon Lithium

One could make a case that lithium is the Cinderella of psychotropic medications, neglected and ill used. Reported by an Australian psychiatrist, John Cade, in 1949 to be an effective treatment for bipolar disorder (it was approved as a drug by the Food and Drug Administration in 1970) its efficacy in mood disorders and suicide prevention has been documented as well as or better than virtually any other psychotropic medication. But it retains a grim and undeserved reputation, perhaps because it was originally associated in the public mind with serious mental illness and because, like many medications, lithium can have serious side effects if not monitored properly. As a psychiatrist, I can tell you that because of its stigma, lithium as a medication is a hard sell to patients with serious mood disorders who could clearly benefit from treatment. But there are undoubtedly other reasons for its neglect. Pharmaceutical companies have nothing to gain from this cheap, ubiquitous element.

> https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/should-we-...

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: Tips for Writing?

Relative to content creation for Dev Blogs -- historical antecedents can be a terrific source of ideas.

Example: On this day in history, Test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier aboard a Bell X-1 rocket plane. > https://www.historynet.com/today-in-history

Juxtapose this with the recent Boom Supersonic rollout > https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/10/13...

Often interesting to compare and contrast where we are today.

JSeymourATLon The Niche I am Looking to Fill

> The only question in my mind is if I can figure out how to package up offerings that make sense for both me and them and find a way to connect with the people who need it.

Right on — now go talk to the market.

What might an ideal client actually look like? Can you identify 10-20 municipalities (And their decision makers) within an hour of your home base?

This is basic Sales Discovery (product/market fit)conversation stuff. Do they see Planning & Economic Dev as top priority? Where are they struggling? Can you help them? Do they have budget?

My hunch, you‘ll have immediatepush back on the budget piece. So can you help them connect with funding?

Is there a private foundation that is open to sponsoring these sorts of initiatives? What about the state/federal grants?

JSeymourATLon Ad Tech Could Be the Next Internet Bubble

How does a smallish local advertiser insure they’re getting true clicks?

Not getting scammed by some fraud click bot?

JSeymourATLon I Got Flagged on Hacker News Because I Followed an Advise from Joseph Sugarman

Lesson #2: Know Your Customers... > https://neilpatel.com/blog/joseph-sugarman/

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: What's it like sifting through remote opportunity applicants?

There’s a Beat The Clock aspect—

In seconds you must determine if this person is Hot or Not.

Meaning, can they demonstrate in their application they have the desired skills/experience/other strengths, etc...

Essentially, are they within range of someone I want to spend time interviewing.

I know that GOOD People only pop up their heads up for opportunity occasionally. They will have options in short order. So I must act quickly.

Additionally, I’m competing with other noise in my world. Constant demands for my time. Including, the COVID-19 craziness. Wifey is working at home and I’ve got school age kiddos. Focused Work time blocks are at a premium.

Location not so important. My chief criteria— is the candidate accessible and responsive.

I’ve found Top Performers in Mendoza, Tulsa, Kiev, and Melbourne. All of them World Class Pros!

JSeymourATLon Ask HN: I got a coding assignment I don't think is reasonable

Sub the assignment out on Upwork.

It's not cheating. This is not an academic exercise.

Simply, getting the job done through others.