Hacker News: yashodhan

New comment by yashodhan in "We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m (2012)"

yashodhan — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:30:09 +0000

Supposedly an old post (but I can't find the date year on hte post). Are Treehouse still hiring?

New comment by yashodhan in "Are you alone in San Francisco on Thanksgiving? Join Us"

yashodhan — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:28:12 +0000

This is really nice of you.

Gonna take this opportunity to ask: anybody know of some good things to do in San Francisco on Christmas day? I'm coming to visit and will be alone for the most part.

New comment by yashodhan in "Motherfucking Website"

yashodhan — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:59:07 +0000

Every time I see another metoostrap site, I die a little inside.

New comment by yashodhan in "Why I Will Never Go Back to the United States"

yashodhan — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:31:00 +0000

It's not my country, you assumptive douche. The author was rejected from entering the USA on arguably questionable, but still legal terms.

Based on his account, I'm forced to believe he acted appropriately, and therefore I feel bad for him, but he doesn't have a given right to enter a foreign country.

My advice remains. Custom officials in airports are much better equipped to handle foreigners. So, to hedge your safest bets for next time you go to the US, make the airport your first port of entry.

New comment by yashodhan in "Why I Will Never Go Back to the United States"

yashodhan — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:34:28 +0000

This is sad. Perhaps maybe fly in next time?

New comment by yashodhan in "LG Smart TVs log USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers"

yashodhan — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:08:38 +0000

JK but not really

New comment by yashodhan in "Pyret: A new programming language from the creators of Racket"

yashodhan — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 02:13:30 +0000

dashes in function names! I'm in love.

New comment by yashodhan in "Qwerty vs Dvorak: Dvorak cooked the books"

yashodhan — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 16:09:09 +0000

I choose the most nonsensical answer to throw off their results.

New comment by yashodhan in "What I learnt bootstrapping my startup from Thailand for six months"

yashodhan — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 23:53:52 +0000

Cultural isolation defines me as a person. So no problems there. How did you like Ukraine? Where were you based? Was it cheap and comparable to Thailand for a place to bootstrap in?

New comment by yashodhan in "Flutter (YC W12) acquired by Google"

yashodhan — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 22:45:53 +0000

What a beautiful website

New comment by yashodhan in "In what areas are the massive fortunes of the future going to be made?"

yashodhan — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 23:46:34 +0000

Perhaps the most astute observation in here. Lost count the number of times I've missed the 'the next big thing' when it was right in my face. Each time I tell myself that I'll pay more attention next time. But we all know the definition of crazy.

New comment by yashodhan in "Lightweight HTML5 Grooveshark Player"

yashodhan — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 11:58:31 +0000

I love that company. But I just don't see a future where it keeps its doors open. Especially now with Google and Apple joining in.

New comment by yashodhan in "Ask HN: Should I stay in London or move to San Francisco?"

yashodhan — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:58:18 +0000

My monthly take home amounts to about £1600. I live in a really nice shared flat on the edge of Zone 1/2 (Shoreditch) which costs £700 inc. utilities. I don't have a monthly pass, I top up my Oyster card with £20 every month or so. I use a combination of walking/biking/bus/tube to get to places.

So that's £880 left. I spend £100/month on my gym and I budget around £20/day for food. And about £30-50/week on drinks. So at worst I'm left with £440 every month as play money.

It's definitely enough for me, but then again my lifestyle is cheap. YMMV

New comment by yashodhan in "Ask HN: Should I stay in London or move to San Francisco?"

yashodhan — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 22:53:53 +0000

Interesting perspective. I suppose this makes it easier to hone one's skills?

New comment by yashodhan in "Ask HN: Should I stay in London or move to San Francisco?"

yashodhan — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 22:52:58 +0000

Thank you for a very honest breakdown. I have lived an equal amount of my life in both London and NJ, and am a citizen of US and UK, so visas aren't my problem. "Abroad" would be neither of the two, unfortunately.

I haven't worked in a consumer space startup before, so it may be wise to get some experience there.

It's pretty hard to gauge the culture of the new startup, as I've only met the CEO and videoconferenced with the rest of the team. While they're undeniably smart and focused, it remains to be seen if the support system and empathy will be on par.

Thanks for your thoughts and wishes.

New comment by yashodhan in "Ask HN: Should I stay in London or move to San Francisco?"

yashodhan — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 22:31:13 +0000

Absolutely looking for advice, so thank you for your honesty.

I'm doing fine on my pittance living in the center of London. Perhaps it's due to my spending habits, but I hope this fact stays true if I move to SF. I am assured that in ~9 months, after the next round of funding, employee salaries will go up to market rate.

In an ideal world I would've stayed here in London and trained for another 6 months before moving to SF. My team has become my family, so a large part of my hesitation comes from detachment issues.

Perhaps you're right in that I should get it over with.

New comment by yashodhan in "Ask HN: Should I stay in London or move to San Francisco?"

yashodhan — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 22:23:37 +0000

I hold dual UK/US nationality, but the healthcare system does concern me. I hear changes are coming next month? Also, the SF startup will subsidize personal health plans.

Ask HN: Should I stay in London or move to San Francisco?

yashodhan — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 21:53:37 +0000

Current designer and frontend dev here with a life changing decision to make in the next few days.

Current setup: Working for a fintech startup in London making £24k with no equity. Below market wage but I love my team and they're helping me work on my backend skills. Free training and a supportive environment.

Have a job offer for a consumer space photo sharing app in SF making $46k with 1.0% equity. Will be doing full stack dev - but unsure if I'll get the same level of support. But SF is def the place to be in our industry.

Moving isn't a hassle, but I'm torn between the two. I realize this is tough for others to comment on but any amount of insight that could help me make a decision would be greatly appreciated.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6324089

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New comment by yashodhan in "How to properly plagiarize a website"

yashodhan — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:11:59 +0000

I can't decide if it's a general aversion to public complaining, or if this company is really as arrogant and self important as this article made them out to be. In fact, after the thuggish threats, I'm pretty sure it's arrogance.

New comment by yashodhan in "The Old Facebook"

yashodhan — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 23:30:56 +0000

Server Error. I used Facebook circa 2004. Looking forward to seeing it how it was.