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Google Hiring Committee Stories
Google's engineering hiring is unique as far as I know. Patterned after faculty hiring by top universities, Google engineering had no hirin...
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 320 posts.
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Why Many Smart Folks End up going Nowhere
Life Beyond Code - Personal and professional development for technology professionals.
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You Don't Need Math Skills To Be A Good Developer - What About A Great One
Why everyday CRUD work needs little math, but search, machine learning, cryptography and other interesting fields need plenty.
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Contributing to Open Source projects
Prior to joining Google I always joked that Google was the black hole that swallowed up open source programmers. I'd see awesome, productive hackers join Google and then hear little to nothing from them afterwards. When I joined I decided I'd solve this mystery and post about it but it's been over…
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Now A No-Evil Zone
As of this morning I work for Google. The title is “Developer Advocate”. The focus is Android. Fun is expected.
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Puppy (or, details on Joel Spolsky's retirement from blogging)
At right, a picture of Taco, a ten-week-old siberian husky puppy who moved in with us last week! Some of you may have seen my final column in Inc., in which I announce my retirement from blogging …
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The cult of busy
When I was young I thought busy people were more important than everyone else. Otherwise, why would they be so busy? I had busy parents and busy bosses, and I assumed they must always have importan…
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How to Ask for an Introduction
I don’t know a ton of important people. But as a founder of a venture-backed startup with some amazing investors and advisors, I do know a few.
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Employed with a side of startup
Starting a side gig during your 9-to-5: Avoid legal issues and maximize success.
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Considering Applying to Y Combinator?
[Timely note! We're hosting a Y Combinator Meetup in Seattle on Thursday Feb 25... details here!] March 3 is the deadline for YC’s Summer 2010 session. I figured that I ought to throw my thoughts out there on the decisions that lead up to the application, the app itself, and... Continue Reading
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Don't become an expert
Tired of being told you need "10,000 hours" before you can call yourself an "expert," and maybe become a "success?" Maybe you don't.
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My Biggest Surprise: How Law Shapes the Business Landscape, and a Patent Puzzle
If there’s one thing I’ve been surprised by while trying to start startups, it’s the extent to which the business landscape is shaped by law. Skin Cancer One of my first serious s…