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Besides just HIPAA, the clinical industry also has to comply with Title 21 CFR Part 11 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_21_CFR_Part_11). There is a lot of discussion about how to take advantage of cloud computing while remaining compliant, but as of yet there's no definitive answer.

Feel free to contact me with any questions at my username at comprehendclinical.com

He's also filmed several of the last Nine Inch Nails concerts in HD from on stage. If you're a fan, there are several on Vimeo, like: http://vimeo.com/5133409

This is a good start on Google's behalf. Hopefully this type of pluggin will evolve to include the long list of other methods sites use to track users.

When the time comes for your company to be purchased, it's likely that the acquirer will scan your source against known OSS codebases. There are companies whose entire business is to perform these scans for potential acquirers.

If they find a match, it raises red flags and the acquirer could walk away. Buyers get uneasy when it appears they may not actually own what they're buying.

While there are attorneys who get jobs at big law and make $150k+ starting, a significant percentage of students entering law school this year will not get a positive return on investment over the course of their career.

{The cost of the law degree} + {The opportunity cost of not working for three years} > {the increased salary that they'll make over the remainder of their career}

EDIT: There were a bunch of articles floating around about this over the past year, here's one: http://www.abanet.org/lsd/legaled/value.pdf, or more recently http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/business/09law.html?src=bu...

I suspect (though I haven't researched further) that the recent crime uptick in northern Mexico is due to the easing of cannabis laws across America over the past few years, and that it'll just get worse after Prop 19 is passed.

Personally, I think the solution is to legalize all drugs, and to put the money that we're spending on the war on drugs into medical treatment and education. It's obviously a difficult situation, but I'm glad to see that we're making progress.

A good example of an incentive problem that's recently unfolded: now nearly 50% of US households have no federal income tax liability.

Edit: It's nearly 50%. It was 38% in 2007, 47% in 2009. Also, 40% of households "make a profit from the federal income tax system, meaning they get more money in tax credits than they would otherwise owe in taxes".

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/taxes/2010-04-07-income-...

I feel like that would be somewhat counter-productive for YC.

They're looking for people who are going to be Flexible and Determined to make the startup happen, regardless of what obstacles get thrown in the way. Finding a co-founder is one of the first real obstacles, and will definitely not be the hardest one over the life of the startup. By exemplifying the qualities listed in this essay, a single founder should be able to find at least one solid co-founder.

Also, I'm writing this post from my Flashless iPad, and it makes me feel even better about Apples's decision.

* his amazement when he learned that somebody had received a radio signal that was bounced off of the moon

* he worked on a trans atlantic ship in his teenage years during prohibition, and had his first beer in Germany at the age of 16

* depression era job prospects

* walking home from a "picture" after his car was stolen, he and a few friends heard his horn (which was somehow identifiable). They were track runners, so they ran down the car and it turns out it was a young guy who had just borrowed it to go visit his girlfriend, and was on his way to return it.

* his godfather was a civil war vet

It's quick and easy to setup an account, and presents you chess puzzles based on your skill level.

Thank you very much.

However, eventually things start to click (though it took me several years). You'll get to a point where things make sense, and you can fathom how you'd go about writing most of the software you use on a daily basis.

It's common knowledge that founding CEOs usually cannot run a company well when there are hundreds of employees, and visa versa. They require different skill sets. Founding CEOs are likely do eschew processes and do things themselves when necessary and nobody else is around to do it. Fortune 500 CEOs are likely to insist on processes and delegate any work that needs to be done.

Also, startup CEOs cannot afford to surround themselves with people who are aren't as smart or smarter than themselves. With limited resources and capital, everybody needs to pull their own weight. A startup's success is not guaranteed, so every advantage helps. In a Fortune 500 company, the company is most likely not going to disappear anytime soon. The company was functioning before the CEO was promoted/hired, and they'll just keep doing their job assuming he/she doesn't interfere.

Based on the average net-profit of identity theft, would it be worthwhile for scammers to "invest" $600 to buy a product from somebody who they suspect hasn't incorporated, just to get their SSN?

I grew up 10 minutes from Hew Hope, PA, then moved to Philadelphia, and recently moved to San Francisco. New Hope is nice, so is Philly, but they're simply in a different league. Yet, at entrepreneur events people were excited about the prospects for becoming the next Silicon Valley.

If you don't believe this, just goto one VLAB or Hackers and Founders in the valley to realize the difference.

Retire, relax, enjoy your family. It is just a blogging platform. Not worth it.

Actually, a few businessmen in my home town got together and started a bank. Tesla Motors is an example of a car company started, according to Wikipedia, by a couple of guys with personal funds (while they created the business plan). Regularly, although rarely, companies start out small, attack some market, and then grow into the multinational corporations.

some markets are more closed than ever.

I definitely don't agree with this, at least not the examples that you mentioned. Technology makes it easier in all industries. Biotechs in pharma. Five Guys Burger and Fries in restaurants. Boutique hedge funds in finance. While I don't know the oil industry, it sounds like there are a lot of areas where a small startup could focus on and eventually become a bigger company, like owning a drilling rig (and run it well and according to best practices), or underwater surveying, or something.