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> I wish I had spent a little bit more time with the person I was gonna work and the team I was gonna work with, before I accepted the offer

Some wisdom here. Thanks.

Interesting. What happened in the first handful of weeks that made you realize joining was a mistake?

Sometimes companies allow people to try a role/team for a handful of weeks before committing. Would that have helped?

> In that interim time, they cancelled the project they hired me to work on.

That's a very quick re-prioritization! How'd that make you feel?

That's crazy. Tell me more about this. What happened What do you wish you'd known ahead of time? How would you solve this?

Do you think this is a problem with the hiring process or impossible to avoid things like this?

Makes sense. Tell me about some of the short ones. What do wish you'd known before accepting? What was different about the 5+ yr gigs?

Tell me more. What do you wish was different during the interview? What made you accept? What changed?

> Is there any way a pre-IPO startup can give equity without imposing a tax burden on employees?

Answer: ISOs are one way. Although I'd clarify that employees will pay tax, it's just a matter of when.

Learn about ISOs here: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/investments-and-taxes/i...

S Corp is just a tax filing status. Your legal entity remains an LLC.

The benefit of S Corp tax status is that you pay yourself a dividend in addition to your income. They are taxed differently.

The drawback is you now have a payroll obligation.

An LLC can be single member. An LLC with S Corp tax status cam also be single member.

There's a lot of info about S Corp status online. Hopefully this puts the strategy on your radar for more investigation.

Great resource: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjkohler/ follow him and learn

Biz tax is a deep topic. Short answer is the LLCs are passthrough, which means you'll receive a k-1 from your accountant that you include in your personal return.

Quick strategy tip: have your accountant apply for S corp status for your LLC. You'll pay less tax right away.

When you're compensated in private shares, you still owe tax on them.

With public companies you typically "sell to cover" when you vest, but this isn't possible with private shares.

The workaround is the 83(B) election.

I'm assuming you are US-based. If you receive compensation in stock, no matter the currency denominator, it is income and is therefore subject to income tax.

Your employer should produce a W-2, and your share grant will be included.

I enjoyed looking at this too. Some interesting entries...

- gravity

- male pattern baldness

- Heller's syndrome

> China already has the second-largest civil nuclear power sector in the world, in terms of power supplied to the grid, after the United States

TIL.

Epic. Just a great story.

> We called it Jurassic Amber Ale or T-Rex Lager or something, and it was pretty good," Cano says. It was served at his daughter's wedding

Plus the tasting notes later about spiciness.

> Like so many things in government, the WHI started out as a joke

I can't think of anything else in government - not known for humor - having started as a joke. I wonder what examples the author had in mind.

Nonetheless, good to learn about WHI.

I was a devoted rails fan 10 years ago, but haven't looked back since full stack typescript.

What's the general vibe on RoR nowadays?

First thing: don't be so hard on yourself. Everyone gets anxious in interviews because the stakes are high and the interviewer has almost all the power.

Some things that I've seen work... 1) do lots of interviews. Once you get used to the (awful) dynamic and realize it's the process, not you as a human, that's wrong, it feels a little more okay to fail, which should reduce anxiety 2) meditate before the interview. I like the headspace SOS meditations. 3) work on open source projects. I've seen this be the deciding factor not due to some vague community contribution, but because your potential employer can see your code and because it's been peer reviewed. This command a certain flavor of local celebrity that can be very powerful, especially if you slay in that domain.

Good luck.

Don't forget to read this along with the RFS...

This is fantastic. TriceratOps.

> Singh donated $8 million to federal campaigns in the 2022 election cycle, and all of it went to Democrats... The sum makes him the 34th highest donor to all federal campaigns across the country during the latest election, ahead of other party donors such as billionaires Tom Steyer and angel investor Ron Conway...

I wonder if personal contribution is the new lobbying? Surely he advocated for FTX (or at least mentioned it?) at all the dinners and photo ops $8mm generated?

I also got married and had kids and have gotten older and realized being a jerk is selfish.

I started thinking about other people and what they could be going through. Physical and mental health, especially for parents, those with aging parents, those who've experienced loss.

Every person is a universe.

Berating someone for not reading the docs, which takes effort (!), became painful and a source of shame.

I'm intrigued. What is this?

> The indignity of working-for-a-living is well-known to anyone who ever has. Democracy, the great principle on which American society is supposedly founded, is thrown out the window as soon as we punch the time clock at work.

Well. This is starting out pretty solid. Go on...

> Workers are far more effective when they take direct action while still on the job. By deliberately reducing the boss’ profits while continuing to collect wages...

A strike? Nay! To Quiet Quit is the way.

This is upsetting. I loved all his work with David Lynch: Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet. He'll be sorely missed.

I agree. "Makes scheduling collaborative instead of a nuisance." Isn't really a strong opinion.

Here's a strong opinion (though not a purple cow): "All scheduling should be done by phone with a physical person." Which is pretty much true for every medical office everywhere.

Here's a purple cow and strong opinion: "All scheduling should be done via blockchain." Since what we really need is an immutable record of meetings... There's no reason for this, but I'm sure it'll get attention (and funding).

I'm being cynical, but altogether agree with you. It's worth being different.

Perhaps best we grew out of the wing walking phase...

>For decades its defence has been underpinned by America—leaving it in a supporting role even as war breaks out on its own borders. Economically it has piggybacked on innovation from elsewhere, keeping up with rivals, not forging ahead.

Blistering