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mooreds
94,699karma·27,411submissions·February 24, 2012
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Solver of business problems, usually with software.
Senior Director, CIAM Strategy & Identity Standards at FusionAuth / https://fusionauth.io/
Personal site: https://www.mooreds.com, hn@mooreds.com, +1 720 560 8545 (email preferred).
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Disclaimer--I work as a software dev for a real estate brokerage. That said, I've spent some time thinking about whether just changing the laws would have an impact. I think the issue is bigger than …
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Right. The good agents think long term, not about selling you a house in a month instead of three to get a quick commission. Like any sales job with the possibility of repeat business, the commission…
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Definitely. All too often, I'm into building what can be bought (often bought for $0). I'm a developer because building stuff is fun, but it isn't always the right choice for the business.
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As a tech person involved in a small company (not a startup), I can vouch for this reality, because I see it every day. The tech I bring to the table is very helpful, but the service side of the busi…
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Or thinking of a friend who might be a better fit for a position, or trying your product/service, or recommending your product/service, etc. The dividends of being kind and humane are pretty amazing.
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Wow, full of great advice. The biggest one for me is: acknowledge applicants. I've hired and know what a hassle it can be, but use a system, and respond to everyone. Set deadlines, and if you miss …
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He might have misestimated the project scope, so there is still that risk (and perhaps that pads the number?). It's not clear to me what he'd do if it took longer than he thought (return money, finish…
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Sorry, didn't see it up on the front page. I was actually surprised when the submission went through, this seems like a hackernews dream project (js + git + open source + crowdfunding).
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What is your definition of 'best'? Unfortunately, this argument (which tends to imply technical excellence should trump all other factors in the success of a technology) has been used in technology fo…
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I agree. Here are two (old) essays that really sum up this argument for me: How Microsoft lost the API war: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/APIWar.html and The Location Field Is the New Comm…
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Having this kind of experience gives you a tremendous amount of perspective that it is hard to get in any other way. I figure he'll either come back even more passionately engaged in his development …
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My understanding is that there are saved stories and meta data that you can't export from google reader (mostly based on comments on this thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5371725 because …
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And the nice thing about gmail is that, if you had to move off of it, you could (as long as they keep the imap interface around: http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/417/export-gmail-... ). Th…
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Will blogger stop supporting RSS?