mgirdley

In the late 90s, my downtown SF software employer proposed cubicles for the developers in the new office nearby. The team revolted, with good reason, and offices were installed in the new space.

Texas already has these laws. Thank you, ATT.

The regulator wants them to follow the law, as written, by the CA Assembly. Terrible title considering the regulator simply wants them to follow the law -- and says so in the article. Don't blame the regulator here.

Most state's laws for career schools are intended to protect people against scams. So, yeah, a few truck driving schools ripped some GED holding people off. We all suffer including these guys in CA.

Fire your PR firm that is astroturfing HN?

People have been lamenting America's decline for my entire 38 years -- and more.

At some point, we have to stop listening to the Chicken Littles.

No. San Antonio for jobs throughout Texas.

I certainly could be wrong. As you say, you won't know without trying.

The geography is going to play a big part, too. The average landlord in SF is going to understand startup economics much more than, say, in Texas or Michigan.

I think you'll find that the universe of supply where the landlord wants to rent a space for equity AND the startup wants to rent that particular space AND both agree on an amount of equity is very, very small. So, your marketplace is going to have a very difficult time.

After attending, I don't see how AngelHack can ever be successful in its current format. It's clearly not about the hacks. It's for the sponsors who want to recruit devs and investors/judges who want to find the next big idea.

Ironically, their CEO search process reflects the bureaucratic nightmare that is today's MSFT. Why not just park Gates in an office and interview the 10 best MSFT senior execs?

Is this what medium.com is doing?

This is a no-brainer: tell them. Yes, they're your competitors but when they find out your accountant is stealing from you, wouldn't you rather they told you?

Richard had the funnier quotes in the blog post. Thankful he took the time.

I don't think two devs can always do what a biz guy and a dev could do.

There are often things that "Business People" will do better by specializing. For example, developing a direct, high-touch sales model. Most devs have little interest in that. So, a business guy is often good to have on the team there.

(Hey Joey!)

Good point.

If money wasn't a consideration, what would you spend your life doing?