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New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: How to cope with job hunting and depression?"

iworkforthem — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:37:31 +0000

I am 42, been in the industry for the past 19 years. Right now, I am in job hunting as well. It does get depressing at times, I tried not to dwell on the misses, and keep on looking forward to the next interview.

If you can afford the money, do get the necessary certifications; PMP, Certified AWS Architect, etc. Else spend time to revise on the interview questions, there's a lot of resources on GitHub.

In between waiting for the next interview, I am trying to get back into shape, pick up a new hobby or skills, etc. Just to keep my mind back to those negative thoughts.

If you need someone to talk to, drop me an email.

New comment by iworkforthem in "Show HN: Dank Learning – mobile app to make memes with AI"

iworkforthem — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 14:23:07 +0000

Do make a version for video as well! I will pay for one!

New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: Disappointed by the new Macbook, what alternatives do we have?"

iworkforthem — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:15:48 +0000

Lenovo... works really well. Ubuntu + Lenovo can last many years.

New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: How do you build pre-launch landing pages?"

iworkforthem — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 07:53:44 +0000

http://wishpond.com/ - buy traffic, start build your list. write blog posts, repeat.

New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: What do you do with your failed startup?"

iworkforthem — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:22:59 +0000

I like the write about what happened & open source the codes! Customers I guess will seek out other alternatives solutions.

New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: How to keep track of my online ad?"

iworkforthem — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:21:08 +0000

I really dun think he should be tracking ad impressions, instead of focusing on the conversions of its ads.

Ask HN: What do you do with your failed startup?

iworkforthem — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:24:40 +0000

1. If you have a few paying customers, what do you to help to move on? 2. What about the source codes? Any other learning points?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5613402

Points: 4

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New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: How to keep track of my online ad?"

iworkforthem — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:22:00 +0000

Setup VPS & Prosper202 ( http://prosper.tracking202.com/apps/ ) else just pay a bit more the hosted version at Tracking202.

Ask HN: How to Choose the Right Startup to Join?

iworkforthem — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:34:41 +0000

So far, Google only returned with the article by Eric Stromberg.

http://estromberg.com/post/7886304364/how-to-choose-the-right-startup-to-join?8c2637e0

Love to hear from you guys. Any input is useful. ps: I am undecided which to join. :(

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5318973

Points: 1

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New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: I make $8/hour and can't pay for college. Any advice?"

iworkforthem — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:08:56 +0000

- start a blog -> blog about your experience, hits & misses while working on your 2 projects. - share your codes via github. lookout at the monthly hiring thread for job offers.

most importantly look around you to find issues/problems that people are willingly to pay a tiny $5-$20 to get it solve. build mvp, reiterate...

New comment by iworkforthem in "Lenovo CEO Gives His $3 Million Bonus to 10,000 Employees"

iworkforthem — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:48:36 +0000

i dun see any GS or JP exec doing such things... could it be that lenovo is being mgmt by a china inc now.. some of the replies & cynics here is just ridiculous!

New comment by iworkforthem in "Zapier (YC S12): An IFTTT For Business Users"

iworkforthem — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:36:52 +0000

If Zapier is able to keep the no. of spammers under control, the service is going to be great! Keep on rolling out more services to connect the various applications. Limitless..

New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: If a startup is looking for investments is because can't generate money?"

iworkforthem — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:33:00 +0000

Rather if the startup has a viable product or service, it should be making money selling it to people who has a need for this product.

- I guess this is only applicable at early stage of the startup. Scaling a startup is very different.

New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: How many domains do you own?"

iworkforthem — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:05:08 +0000

10 domains @ namecheap.com - Looking to trim it down further. Anyone want housinspired.com / pursuitofhousing.com / apartmentsredesign.com >> Let me know.

New comment by iworkforthem in "20 lines of code that beat A/B testing every time"

iworkforthem — Wed, 30 May 2012 06:34:44 +0000

Anyone has a js implementation of the multi-armed bandit algorithm?

New comment by iworkforthem in "I put my family business on Facebook. Here’s what happened."

iworkforthem — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:52:47 +0000

FACEBOOK ADS DOES WORK!

It does take a bit of work to fine tune each campaign & ads.

- test your images. drop those with ctr less than .06%

- test your age groups. look at your customers and decide the groupings.

- use precise interest. think your competitors, brand names, etc.

With $40 per day, if you split test properly, you should be able to find the audience at CPM $0.20, other than PPV, there's not a lot traffic sources than can give you such precise targeting.

PROOF: http://imgur.com/0dFFE - I'm still working on the CTR to .1% ... beside Conversion & Brand is what matter, NOT likes.

New comment by iworkforthem in "Ask HN: List of Engineering Blogs by Startups."

iworkforthem — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:33:51 +0000

http://engineering.twitter.com/ http://engineering.foursquare.com/ http://engineering.tumblr.com/

To name a few... know of one, please help add.. Thanks.

Ask HN: List of Engineering Blogs by Startups.

iworkforthem — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:31:32 +0000

Anyone has a comprehensive list of engineering blogs by startups?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3771787

Points: 1

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New comment by iworkforthem in "Why is it that EC2 prices are dropping, but not VPS?"

iworkforthem — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:43:00 +0000

Hardware are getting cheaper & faster. The same is with Storage. Virtualization Tools & OS are mostly free. Worst if I compare the US VPS prices against those in Europe. E.g HostEurope or Leaseweb.

VPS just dun make any sense.

Why is it that EC2 prices are dropping, but not VPS?

iworkforthem — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:41:26 +0000

Anyone care to explain?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3670301

Points: 11

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