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2 points·by revorad·il y a 7 mois·0 comments

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revorad
·il y a 7 mois·discuss
Merry Christmas, HN!
revorad
·il y a 7 mois·discuss
You can create multiple "businesses" inside your Stripe account. It's a bit of setup initially but that's the best way I know. You don't need two actually separate businesses - you can use the same business details but use different trading names.
revorad
·il y a 11 ans·discuss
Do you disagree with Peter Thiel on competition?
revorad
·il y a 11 ans·discuss
I understand your motivation. My point is that your advice on how to become a huge company seems a bit flawed - specifically because it ignores all the companies which failed even after following that advice.

Anyway, there is so little data on the topic that I don't feel anyone has good advice on it.
revorad
·il y a 11 ans·discuss
Some of the advice YC partners give seems harmful because of survivorship bias (Basic for the Altair -> Microsoft). I've seen some people criticise you for it, but I've never seen any of you address it directly. Do you mind doing so now?
revorad
·il y a 16 ans·discuss
If you are looking for a way to get filthy rich, read Felix Dennis - http://sivers.org/book/HowToGetRich.

In the context of your post, the key is hiring the best hackers. The problem is that it seems identifying good hackers is hard. You have to be one yourself! (http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html)

But I suspect you could hire pretty good hackers, if not the best. Most people want the safety and comfort of a job, not wealth.

In Dennis's words:

Talent is indispensable, although it is always replaceable. Just remember the simple rules concerning talent : identify it, hire it, nurture it, reward it, protect it. And, when the time comes, fire it.

As you will have noticed, this is also a recipe to be a douchebag. But you will be one rich douchebag.