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Why are (some) tech companies called unicorns? I don't get it
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Shifty Pony posted:It was initially coined to refer to how venture capitalists were chasing after the startup company which would be worth a lot of money. Because there are thousands of startups that flame out or just end up being mildly successful niche businesses finding and investing in the company that was the one to actually hit $1B in valuation was a near mythical event and was compared to catching a unicorn. The term "unicorn" just stuck stuck. This checks out. Thx namesake posted:Heavily associated with virgins. Lol
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Feb 8, 2016 22:41
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Shifty Pony posted:The leaked slides from the last funding round showed uber burned through $700 million in Q3 of 2015 alone. I wish I had 700 million dollars to blow through Hookers and blow for everyone. And a ferrari for me 
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Feb 11, 2016 01:31
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I have a STEM degree from last year and the interview for the job I have now was "You live up the street? gently caress it, you're hired." YMMV
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Mar 13, 2016 23:11
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Vint Cerf sounds like a made-up name imo
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Mar 18, 2016 02:34
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Mirthless posted:You gotta admit it's kind of weird that an advertising company owned a bunch of robotics startups I work at a chemical plant that's owned by a law firm Corporate structures are weird
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Mar 25, 2016 12:16
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Evil Robot posted:It was. I was hired by Google for $85k also in 2008 (before the start of the Great Recession), and I'm still extremely grateful for it. There was litigation about those wages being too low; both your friend and I got paid from this litigation (not much compared to today's salaries, but something). I knew I should have majored in CompSci Stupid chemistry degree
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Mar 28, 2016 20:08
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How many disciplines have some sort of legal requirement in order to call yourself an [X]. Engineer, lawyer, Doctor? I'm fairly certain there is no such oversight oversight for fields like chemistry and physics and anybody could call themselves a chemist or physicist if they wanted to. No PE or Bar equivalent for them.
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Apr 4, 2016 14:28
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Doesn't wateroverfire live in Chile or something?
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Jun 8, 2016 21:13
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Where I work, a human driver is needed to sign paperwork and put on hazard placards and poo poo Can't see a robot truck doing that
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Aug 19, 2016 16:38
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namaste faggots posted:Seriously have you people ever had a loving hr department that wasn't retarded and lazy? Who needs hr departments in general?
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Sep 22, 2016 02:03
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Good job yahoo, noticing that data breach from two years ago
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Sep 23, 2016 20:32
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Subjunctive posted:Obama gets it. can I vote this man for a third term Doc Hawkins posted:I mentioned that I've worked for large tech-centric companies, and that I've experienced them surveying every single engineer in the company, every year, looking for any work which can be declared R&D for (I think) some kind of tax credit. My Supervisor: "You know Owner, I can't do this lab tech stuff anymore. I have kids and these hours are bullshit and blah blah blah" Owner: "Wait wait wait. How about I start a R/D division and promote you to head instead. I get a tax break if that happens"
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Oct 17, 2016 16:10
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computer parts posted:They're not. Radioshack Guitar Center is always rumored to be close to going under
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Nov 7, 2016 18:45
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Thomamelas posted:Not always. I worked for a start up in the security industry. Pretty standard story. Founders had previous successful start ups. A business plan to make money. And prior to acquisition it was slightly profitable. But I didn't understand that the valuations for software companies in the security space are treated like other security companies, not Silicon Valley start ups. So my payout from acquisition was $13,000 before taxes. If I had taken my job title and changed positions to other companies in the industry, I would have made more than that in a few months from the difference in salary. Now I work for a grown up company that pays me really well and has wonderful benefits. guards and cameras "security" or stocks "security"?
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Jan 17, 2017 04:42
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Malleum posted:NYC cabbies are striking in solidarity with the people being detained in JFK and Uber is using the opportunity to scab. I thought it was the other way around, cabbies were striking in support of the border agents
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Jan 29, 2017 07:44
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fishmech posted:What people often forget is that PewDiePie is the son of one of the richest men in Sweden, and his mother was also a rather wealthy CEO in her own right. So basically all of his career is for funsies, because if he completely bombs out of it all he's already got millions in the bank, before you count any of the money he earned on Youtube. I didn't even know this to begin with Explains a lot
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Feb 14, 2017 21:54
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Why does 'Reply All' exist in the first place?
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Feb 25, 2017 04:10
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Cicero posted:So the xenophobia has spread so far that even D&D leftists complain about all the immigrants stealing jobs? Skilled immigration is largely A Good Thing. There are definitely some issues with some of the programs but our country is stronger from being able to bring in smart talent from elsewhere and having more links to other countries and cultures. Aside from the fact America has tons of unemployed JavaScript developers already
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Mar 1, 2017 14:59
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Not a Children posted:Rich people don't go to jail they do if they piss off richer people see Madoff, Bernie
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Mar 24, 2017 03:52
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Juice and milk are unhealthy now? 
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Apr 21, 2017 04:04
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actionjackson posted:You can't really compare juice and milk. Fructose is definitely more harmful than lactose. check your lactose tolerance privilege 
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Apr 21, 2017 05:34
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What is this "Slack" thing people talk about?
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May 1, 2017 23:48
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What is Fyre Festival? I paid literally 0 attention to whatever it was
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May 12, 2017 20:45
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greazeball posted:And the big headline act? Blink-182 hahaha all that for Blink-182 yeesh
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May 13, 2017 03:19
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Sundae posted:If my alternative fuel vehicle is a bicycle, will they come shove pie in my mouth when I use the app? I'm down with this
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May 24, 2017 21:27
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Pro-chargeback poster is probably a Dare re-reg
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Jun 3, 2017 03:03
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:Are you truly unfamiliar with the work of local forums legand Fishwilliam H. Mech? I was so disinterested in the chargeback derail I did not pay one iota of attention to usernames
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Jun 3, 2017 06:38
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Steve Jobs is the devil
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Jul 2, 2017 21:30
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Did Jobs still own Pixar when he died?
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Jul 3, 2017 02:36
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GitHub has a social justice league? I thought GitHub was a upload/download storage site.
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Jul 7, 2017 02:31
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So what happens to all the stuff on Soundcloud when it goes under? Disappears into the void?
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Jul 14, 2017 01:18
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Elon Musk is a weirdo and proalby a lovely due, but at least he produces actual physical things people sorta-kinda want, which makes him better than most people from the Valley
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Jul 23, 2017 05:58
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Hot Dog Day #82 posted:Does anyone actually like public transportation? I think everyone looks at as basically a necessary evil, regardless of how much money they have in their bank account. Public transportation rules because Im a poo poo driver and can take the train to avoid the Schyukill Deathway
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Aug 5, 2017 04:16
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Arsenic Lupin posted:I used to do a lot of fiction writing on the train. (No, I'm not published.) post your fanfiction.net account
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Aug 5, 2017 18:41
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What makes CS more hostile to people than like, pure math?
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Aug 8, 2017 16:50
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I couldnt figure out what was so bad about this tweet Then I realized it was the British govment
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Aug 25, 2017 18:30
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corn in the bible posted:because their business model is stupid they have to cut costs whenever possible, which means they treat their workers like poo poo and also don't really have good hygiene policies, so... so just like every other business that exists
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Sep 10, 2017 07:02
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People gotta buy self-driving cars and the only people who buy new cars are boomers. They won't buy a self-driving car
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Nov 9, 2017 21:54
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baquerd posted:I don't see why the women entrepreneurs can't just make their own sexy drug parties with the roles reversed. I'm down with being a boytoy for rich chicks
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