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vpayetteon Diamonds Suck (2006)

We were engaged in 2006 and I forwarded that article to my soon to be wife. Her answer was: I don't think this is funny. I ended up buying a 10k diamond ring. We're still happily married with 1 beautiful 8 y.o. daughter. Ask any married guy and they'll all say the same: pick your battles!

vpayetteon How To Start An Amazon FBA Business

That's my experience as well and creating+marketing a brand new product is a ton of work.

vpayetteon Here Are Google, Amazon and Facebook’s Secrets to Hiring the Best People

Hilarious and anecdotally true in my one experience.

vpayetteon The Open Book Sale of My $600K eCommerce Store, With Financials

Can you share the details of the site's tech stack?

vpayetteon Grasshopper 100m Lateral Divert Test

Wow, amazing

vpayetteon Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (June 2012)

Seattle, WA (Belltown), Full Time, early stage startup

2 positions open:

- Web UI designer. Microsoft stack. Lean startup, Small team, you'll have immediate impact

- Systems engineer to install our server at clients sites and do general IT support for our office.

If interested, send your resume to vpayette@hotmail.com and I'll fill you in on the details.