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Always looking for new opportunities. Tech & construction. Previously in the food industry.

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Comment · 11 years ago
Elon, no question.

Just for fun:

Larry is too quiet, not enough publicity. I barely see his face.

Tim is just Tim .. too calm.

Jeff Bezos - He should just stick to Amazon. I feel like he wants to be everywhere, just because he can.

Mark - who would even suggest that.

Satya ... Don't have anything on him so no.

Marissa ... Same thing.

Comment · 11 years ago
Don't stress. You said 'probably' but are not 100% sure, stress alone can cause cancer.

Mediate.

Comment · 11 years ago
Looks like a hyenaiger to me.
Comment · 11 years ago
It really depends from whose perspective you're looking at. If you are working for a startup this is exactly how you may think. If I am the owner I would probably think otherwise. There is always more work and more responsibilities that someone can take on, and I would expect my people to do just that. If you're doing something specific in half the time it normally takes, it doesn't mean you can't start doing something outside of your scope and expend your knowledge, maybe help others with their work.
Comment · 11 years ago
In 2007 my mom and I opened up a deli/cafe. We had previous experience in this industry so we didn't think we would struggle. We went bankrupt two years after that. It was an awesome experience.

It is true the rent can kill a business but it also comes down to its location, parking, getting in a out of the parking (which pisses people off if its a busy street and they have to wait because of traffic), everything needs to be running smoothly.

Starting such business is also super expensive. The good thing is that we only had to purchase the equipment. I have a construction company so the reno and everything that needed to be done was done by us. I also have a web design and marketing company so all the advertising was done in-house. These probably helped us save 50k if not more.

I remember, we had snitches coming in an out who were hired by our competitors. They would also come in and look at the expiry date of every produce in hope to find something that has expired so they can make it public.

In the end, we were about 100k out.

Anyhow, it was an awesome businesses and people loved it, however, it just wasn't enough to keep it running.

Comment · 11 years ago
I stared coding in grade 9 and soon after entered my first Skills Canada competition for web design. Back then Flash was super hot and everyone was using it. After that, I slowly started making websites in html, css, js. During my electrical engineering studies I touched on BASIC and other programming languages. After that I read more on different js frameworks and some python. Most of my learning is self-taught.
Comment · 11 years ago
Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing
Comment · 12 years ago
Sure?! Anyways, I eat non GMO food from my own suppliers. I do not shop where 99.9% of population shops. Cheers!
Comment · 12 years ago
Genetic crop modification will kill us all. We will never make it to 2025.
Comment · 12 years ago
More like "How to tell your hosting sucks". 503 Errors, nothing is loading.
Comment · 12 years ago
I don't have a wife or kids but this is a nice answer, thanks.
Comment · 12 years ago
"I don't know why people invest in these things. I don't know where this vision is coming from, but this is not a tech breakthrough." < I don't like the comment that I made here, it was a little harsh but written in the moment. Thanks
Comment · 12 years ago
Thanks, I will definitely check it out.
Comment · 12 years ago
A watch on a man's hand is like a sexy pair of shoes or a purse on a woman, and it is not my place or time to teach you that. Once you grow older you will understand it.

And like i said, some people will definitely go for it.

Comment · 12 years ago
This is great! Will test it shortly and probably use it as my main invoicing app. What are some future plans for this?

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