Hacker News: rgraham

New comment by rgraham in "Exploding Offers Suck"

rgraham — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 20:43:58 +0000

Practice when you have a chance.

Read 'Getting to Yes' and 'Bargaining for Advantage.' Use the principles when making any large purchase or changing jobs.

Most retail cashiers can also give 10% discounts without approval. Find opportunities to negotiate.

Buy things on craigslist and be patient.

If you read the books, you'll also see more everyday situations and compromises as chances to use negotiating skills. There's no reason it needs to be money.

If you're in software you can also read patio11's valuable thoughts: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/

New comment by rgraham in "We picked the wrong lawyers for our first startup"

rgraham — Thu, 29 May 2014 19:53:07 +0000

Anyone have recommendations for lawyers for bootstrapping?

New comment by rgraham in "Querying Time Series in PostgreSQL"

rgraham — Wed, 28 May 2014 19:32:40 +0000

I don't have as much experience with pandas, but I've used window functions and psql queries in place of that sort of data munging for production web applications. We have tens of millions of rows and near real time reporting requirements.

Reach out if you want to compare notes.

New comment by rgraham in "There is no gender gap in tech salaries"

rgraham — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:31:51 +0000

Read 'Getting to Yes' and 'Bargaining to Advantage' for more specifics about this discussion. I think everyone should read them. It doesn't hurt to include 'Influence.'

Rob Walling's SaaS Building Framework

rgraham — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 21:28:09 +0000

Article URL: http://keepify.com/saas/2014/01/11/framework-for-saas-success-with-rob-walling/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7326198

Points: 38

# Comments: 0

New comment by rgraham in "Rails 4 Engines"

rgraham — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:04:42 +0000

I've got to confirm the troubles of rbenv in production. I highly encourage alternative solutions and I'm furiously examining BrightBox.

New comment by rgraham in "Switzerland’s Proposal to Pay People"

rgraham — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:59:44 +0000

Re: job redistribution.

What about the New Deal's CCC?

New comment by rgraham in "What Long Hours Really Mean"

rgraham — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:08:43 +0000

By what measure?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Deve...

Also, a single number will be misleading. France has fewer immigrants and thus a different cultural structure. It also has very different neighbors and trade partners.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_foreign-bo...

"I think you need a lot of context to seriously examine anything." -- The Wire, Season 5

New comment by rgraham in "Nexus 5"

rgraham — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:11:25 +0000

There is widespread LTE on Straight Talk on both T-Mobile and AT&T in my area (Austin).

New comment by rgraham in "Nexus 5"

rgraham — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:09:45 +0000

I've had Straight Talk for a year. I setup auto-pay, got my SIM cards, and have never needed support. My data usage is always under 2GB and I'm aware of using WiFi where possible. It's been a dream.

I've also never had a good customer experience with AT&T, Verizon, etc.

50+ sites that can help build your pre-launch list

rgraham — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:00:32 +0000

Article URL: http://whitetailsoftware.com/2013/10/pre-launch-email-list-building-directories/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6507888

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Early Traction with Scott Watermasysk from Kickoff Labs (video)

rgraham — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:57:37 +0000

Article URL: http://keepify.com/traction/2013/09/23/early-traction-scott-kickoff-labs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6437320

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Bold Action and Success

rgraham — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 02:19:34 +0000

Article URL: http://whitetailsoftware.com/2013/08/bold-action-success/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6287645

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

How I got a 100% conversion rate cold calling prospects for customer development

rgraham — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 01:38:37 +0000

Article URL: http://whitetailsoftware.com/2011/07/how-i-got-a-100-conversion-rate-cold-calling-prospects-for-customer-development/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6209504

Points: 11

# Comments: 1

New comment by rgraham in "Victory Lap for Ask Patents"

rgraham — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:19:05 +0000

This appears to be the case. Well, perhaps not an additional fee, but filing isn't cheap.

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/qs/ope/fee031913.htm

New comment by rgraham in "The San Francisco Rent Explosion"

rgraham — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:20:03 +0000

Leslie passed away a while back, but he remains iconic.

Building a Mobile App Portfolio That Retains Customers (video)

rgraham — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 01:27:34 +0000

Article URL: http://keepify.com/mobile/2013/07/02/building-a-mobile-app-portfolio-that-retains-customers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6000681

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by rgraham in "Ask HN: Can we please slow down the stories about Edward Snowden?"

rgraham — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:37:22 +0000

I tend to think he knew they would find him and he preferred to be famous and hopefully talked about when they did. He wanted to control what he could of how he might be presented to the public. He probably also did not want to disappear one day with nary a word about him or spoken by him ever again. He wanted change. He risked a lot for it.

I don't think he risked it so he could do a few interviews. The fame and media attention is a tool.

New comment by rgraham in "NY auto dealers trying to shut down Tesla Motors in NY"

rgraham — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:36:19 +0000

Incognito window + Google search the text for the article title

New comment by rgraham in "Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware"

rgraham — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:08:06 +0000

The M16 has been semi-auto (single fire and three round bursts) since the Vietnam war with the rare exception of special forces weapons[1]. Fully automatic mainline rifles are inaccurate, wasteful, expensive, and less effective.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle#M16A2