cambel

We are making electricity safe for workers:

proxxi.co

Focused mostly on manufacturing, mining, construction and maintenance.

We also sell into Telcos and data centers

Just be aware with debt there are other forcing functions at play

This takes me back. I lived on KGS for three years from when I learned to 2K.

Now it always feels like I'm rolling the dice if I can get the java app running on my Mac.

Yes, true. But I also think Rao is incredibly self-aware of this. Interact with him. Very strong opinions, gingerly held.

a big, discontinuous jump in rankings like that suggests a couple of things 1) the bot was taken offline and updated with a different engine hence different rank and/or 2) KGS recalibrated it's relative kyu/stone ranks (which it does from time to time)

Keep it in cash & cash equivalents. Here is a great write-up on companies that looked at higher yield options: http://www.feld.com/archives/2015/04/cash-policies-startups....

humanapi.co

This is a good suggestion.

More generally, it's good that OP you are thinking about investing in making your team better. When I managed large teams (~350) my thinking always went in this order for weak performers: a) What can we do to allow them to perform in their current role (an honest discussion is usually a good place to start) b) If they are in the wrong role, is there another role within the org where they can thrive? c) If there is no role (typically this supported by either brutal incompetence and/or no desire to work at this place) it's better to get them out of there so they can find a place better suited to them.

Getting rid of bad people is good thing and shouldn't be shied away from. But the first step is asking how to make it work.