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+1 on getting second opinions at major cancer centers. My father was diagnosed with cancer this year and although we're doing most of the standard stuff locally (chemo) we're traveling to the city (UT Southwestern) for the major stuff. The initial local oncologist didn't specialize in that form of cancer and it was so clear how much the cancer center's doctors (who focus in a specific area of cancer) were knowledgeable about what to do. Some additional tests were able to find other areas of spread that the original doctor dismissed as unnecessary.

We asked a couple MD friends and their first suggestions was to actually get a second opinion at Anderson (Houston) but it wasn't logistically feasible.

> It’s unclear whether this app will last. One major issue is the back-end expense of producing these videos. For now, OpenAI requires a paid ChatGPT Plus account to generate your own content. At the $20 tier, you can pump out up to 50 low-resolution videos per month. For a whopping $200 a month, you can generate more videos at higher resolutions. None of this compares favorably to competitors like TikTok, which are exponentially cheaper to operate and can therefore not only remain truly free for all users, but actually pay their creators .

fwiw, there's no requirement to have a subscription to create content.

We rented but we know a lot of parents that didn't because they didn't want a "used" bed for their newborn. To each their own.

Maybe, but the extra few hours we got of sleep each night meant the quality of interaction/bonding during our awake hours was higher.

Yeah no argument on prestigious, just noting the comp differences.

In general, the compensation is much less than engineers at the same level but the potential for career growth beyond senior is much easier.

YMMV, but my experience is very different from what you mention above. Every company I've been at has paid very close attention to ensure that women are treated fairly with the understanding that these biases exist.

But there's some truth to what you're saying. I do think women tend to be the "babysitters" on the team. I've noticed this often on teams I've been on. They're usually the ones that are the "cultural heart" of the team and organize all the events. Sometimes I've been their manager so I've asked and I'd say it's about 66/33 they legitimately enjoy doing it vs they felt pidgeon-holed into it because they volunteered once.

As for the transitions into other roles, I think it's impossible to tell if it's bias and or a natural inclination. There's no way to look at the data empirically and determine this. In my experience though, I think women are often encouraged to take these roles not because there's a bias towards "women are good at soft skills" but that these are generally the roles that provide better career advancement and visibility. It has always seemed to be a somewhat mis-guided outcome of allyship.

This may be true. As I noted, I've only worked at very "desirable" companies so my views are potentially skewed. That being said, I can't imagine that DEI has gotten significantly worse across the industry while vastly improving at the top end but I have no data to back that up.

I don't feel the same. The last decade or so has seen an explosion of women show interest in joining the tech community. Ratio's on teams I've been on has greatly increased throughout my career. I've been on several teams now where women have outnumbered men. In my experience, the ratio is now flipped when you look at the team as a whole (XFN, etc). I may be biased though as I've only worked at "premier" large tech companies and they are probably in a better position to do DEI at scale.

That being said, true senior roles in engineering (VP+) is still very male dominated. Part of that is the pipeline catching up and part of is that I see women leave engineering for other roles more often. For example I would say, in my experience, I've seen more women have an interest and engage in transitions to PM, designer, etc.

In Japan, it's often significantly cheaper to fly than take a train. You can fly from Tokyo to Osaka one-way on budget airlines for <$50 but a one-way train on cheapest shinkansen is about 30% more (even more for a reserved seat)

The trip from Tokyo to Kyoto goes through several cities that have >200k people living in them, several of them being larger than Sacramento. Your point about Tokyo -> Kyoto doesn't change the previous issue of economics of trains due to lack of density.

Stops (and Population) on Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Kyoto: Yokohama: 3mm+ Odawara: 200k+ Hamamatsu: 700k+ Shizuoka: 600k+ Nagoya: 2mm+

There's a lot of missing information here that can change things.

* Have y'all formed a corporation already? * What sort of equity split did you decide in the early days and do you have it in writing? * Did you have equity splits for the other students that helped?

It's probably best to work through an equity conversation for everyone whose contributed and not treat your friend's wife as a special case. If indeed, her contribution was significantly more, then it would make sense for her to have more equity than others once you establish the company, if you haven't already. Also note, that if you don't already have a vesting schedule you should institute one, not only for yourself but all the employees. You can potentially backdate that to the "start date" for each individual.

As for founder status, if you do end up determining that her fair equity split is significant portion of the company, it may be warranted.

All of the above probably requires a lawyer to do incorporation, write equity vesting policy, etc.

I used to work at a Chinese tech company. I hear that it's pretty common to use aliases, instead of your real name, due to anti-compete clauses when you switch between companies. Even if a company had the ability to do background checks, like you mentioned, it'd be pretty hard to automate if the practice is commonplace.