Saturday, October 31, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: China's Draft 'Personal Information Protection Law' (Full Translation)
China's Draft 'Personal Information Protection Law' (Full Translation)
13 by detaro | 1 comments on Hacker News.
13 by detaro | 1 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Please Share Your Thoughts
Please Share Your Thoughts
11 by thisisnew | 8 comments on Hacker News.
Hello HN I am a fullstack engineer with 10+ years of experience in corporate, government, digital media agencies and two startups. A few months ago I started building a small side project to solve a problem that I found interesting. I hit a wall eventually and figured I may be able to speed up my progress if I spoke to someone with more industry knowledge. I spoke to some family who put me in contact with the CEO of a relatively successful company in this field who would be willing to lend an ear to my questions as a personal favour to my family member. Over the course of several weeks we built up a great relationship and further developed this little side-project as well as discussed some of his ideas on ways to further innovate in the industry. To cut a long story short; he offered €200k in funding to quit my job and co-found a seperate business with him and two of his existing employees. The investment is interest free and can be reduced by €40k per year. The funding is being offered in a personal capacity and is not coming out of his existing company. There will be a 25% equity split four ways with the goal of further developing some of the ideas we have discussed to date. Myself and one other employee will split the funding as salaries (totalling 1.4 years of runway). I will be the technical arm of the business. The other paid employee will be dedicated fulltime to providing information from within the industry to fill gaps in my knowledge and leverage his extensive network. The CEO and the final member will act as executives in the company (CEO and Chairman) and will work to get the business profitable as quickly as possible. Broadly; what can I do in these extremely early stages that set will set the business on a trajectory for success? I plan on seeking a start-up mentor that I can regularly check in with - is this a good idea? If you have any thoughts, suggestions, books, or whatever to offer, I would be extremely grateful.
11 by thisisnew | 8 comments on Hacker News.
Hello HN I am a fullstack engineer with 10+ years of experience in corporate, government, digital media agencies and two startups. A few months ago I started building a small side project to solve a problem that I found interesting. I hit a wall eventually and figured I may be able to speed up my progress if I spoke to someone with more industry knowledge. I spoke to some family who put me in contact with the CEO of a relatively successful company in this field who would be willing to lend an ear to my questions as a personal favour to my family member. Over the course of several weeks we built up a great relationship and further developed this little side-project as well as discussed some of his ideas on ways to further innovate in the industry. To cut a long story short; he offered €200k in funding to quit my job and co-found a seperate business with him and two of his existing employees. The investment is interest free and can be reduced by €40k per year. The funding is being offered in a personal capacity and is not coming out of his existing company. There will be a 25% equity split four ways with the goal of further developing some of the ideas we have discussed to date. Myself and one other employee will split the funding as salaries (totalling 1.4 years of runway). I will be the technical arm of the business. The other paid employee will be dedicated fulltime to providing information from within the industry to fill gaps in my knowledge and leverage his extensive network. The CEO and the final member will act as executives in the company (CEO and Chairman) and will work to get the business profitable as quickly as possible. Broadly; what can I do in these extremely early stages that set will set the business on a trajectory for success? I plan on seeking a start-up mentor that I can regularly check in with - is this a good idea? If you have any thoughts, suggestions, books, or whatever to offer, I would be extremely grateful.
Friday, October 30, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Art After the Plague: How painters through the ages have responded to contagion
Art After the Plague: How painters through the ages have responded to contagion
2 by prismatic | 0 comments on Hacker News.
2 by prismatic | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Mumbai’s Iconic Art Deco Buildings Were Made to Conquer Disease
Mumbai’s Iconic Art Deco Buildings Were Made to Conquer Disease
4 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.
4 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.
A judge orders the Postal Service to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to deliver ballots on time in 22 districts.
Nursing Homes, Racked by the Virus, Face a New Crisis: Isolation
By BY JACK HEALY, DANIELLE IVORY AND SERGE F. KOVALESKI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TCEnIb
Fox News Breaking News Alert
Fox News Breaking News Alert
OFFICERS AMBUSHED: Two New Orleans cops shot at in French Quarter
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OFFICERS AMBUSHED: Two New Orleans cops shot at in French Quarter
10/30/20 5:30 PM
New top story on Hacker News: How to create minimal music with code in any programming language
How to create minimal music with code in any programming language
4 by pmarin | 0 comments on Hacker News.
4 by pmarin | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
11 by aoki | 7 comments on Hacker News.
11 by aoki | 7 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: The Sun is more active now than over the last 8000 years (2004)
The Sun is more active now than over the last 8000 years (2004)
16 by firebaze | 3 comments on Hacker News.
16 by firebaze | 3 comments on Hacker News.
