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Bijan Sabet
Personal blog · bijansabet.comstartupsbusiness
Bijan Sabet writes B I J A N, a personal blog at bijansabet.com about startups and business. Since 2007, 68 different Hacker News readers have linked it 93 times, most often “Jeff Bezos: Regret Minimization Framework”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-04-14, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (8) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link Bijan Sabet's posts on Facebook Connect dependence, Bezos's regret minimization framework, time-based legal billing, and startup investor relations, mostly as sources for their own points.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 8 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Jeff Bezos: Regret Minimization Framework6 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2009-07-23
- Why Facebook Connect Shouldn't Be Your Only Sign-in Option3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2012-02-03
- Less and more2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-05-13
What Hacker News says?
When you have to find 1500 monthly pay checks, I suppose you have to get the money somehow. http://bijansabet.com/post/35849228202/the-first-photo-the-t... Found via http://threads2.scripting.com/2012/november/howTechCompanies... Seems a sensible position to me (old guy, non-coder and won't use twitter or fb).
Comment linking /post/35849228202/the-first-photo-the-twitter-team-prior-to-our
on “What Happens When A Twitter Client Hits The Token Limit”Submitted Why Facebook Connect Shouldn't Be Your Only Sign-in Option as a story · 157 points
HN discussionIt's worth noting that one of his actual investors doesn't look pissed off at all, but is understanding and pleased with Ben's self awareness: http://bijansabet.com/post/5452994900/but-i-have-zero-experi...
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on “CEO of Svpply: I have no idea what I'm doing”Submitted Jeff Bezos: Regret Minimization Framework as a story · 135 points
HN discussionPost author here. That quote was just his shorthand for saying that if he's advising clients or investors, he's billing for that time. He talks to his clients to tell them how to set boundaries for investors and how to best communicate with them. Check out what Spark Capital is doing to help alleviate this problem: http://bijansabet.com/post/48787521538/picking-up-our-own-ta... But yes, time-based billing sets up an…
Comment linking /post/48787521538/picking-up-our-own-tab
on “What does a 200-Page Legal Bill Look Like?”Submitted Who took a chance on you? as a story · 128 points
HN discussionIf like me the phrase "regret minimization framework" catches your eye, he goes into it here: http://bijansabet.com/post/147533511/jeff-bezos-regret-minim... previous HN discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1717824
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on “Jeff Bezos raised $1M from 22 people to get Amazon started”Submitted In Defense of Selling Out as a story · 44 points
HN discussionYou should re-consider making Facebook your only option for logging in and signing up. http://bijansabet.com/post/16980728547/why-facebook-connect-... And the ensuing discussion, here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3548081
Comment linking /post/16980728547/why-facebook-connect-shouldnt-be-your-only-sign-in
on “Show HN: I made a social network for musicians”Submitted Core iOS apps being replaced, one at a time as a story · 43 points
HN discussionIt's legal. Ignore the people here saying it's "bad karma." What does that even mean? Presumably you'll be working for this company for a few years. You should pick the one you like the most. It's your next couple years, not the company's. They can always extend an offer to the next person in line. That said, be careful, because there are extenuating circumstances. People do talk, especially in the same industry and…
Comment linking /post/147533511/jeff-bezos-regret-minimization-framework
on “Ask HN: Can I decline a job offer already accepted?”Submitted Getting employed at a hot startup: the free trial method as a story · 24 points
HN discussionYes I would, I have, and I will. I always think back to Jeff Bezos's philosophy, which he calls the "Regret Minimization Framework" (see http://bijansabet.com/post/147533511/jeff-bezos-regret-minim... ). He basically advises projecting forward to when you're 80 years old. Ask yourself if at that time, would you regret X? This helps you frame your decisions with more of a long term view of your world. Helps you forge…
Comment linking /post/147533511/jeff-bezos-regret-minimization-framework
on “Would you leave a 6 figure job to start a company?”Submitted Celebrate the misfits as a story · 15 points
HN discussionApropos of http://bijansabet.com/post/16980728547/why-facebook-connect-... . Tying your entire authentication strategy to Facebook Connect or other external authentication system is becoming a major liability to the Internet in my opinion. When all.js is broken, so is much (too much) of the Internet now.
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on “Facebook Connect all.js broken for lots of people.”Submitted Thoughts about my VC life, four years later as a story · 10 points
HN discussionSubmitted Bijan Sabet: Techmeme vs Hacker News as a story · 10 points
HN discussionSubmitted Jeff Bezos: Regret Minimization Framework (2001) as a story · 9 points
HN discussionSubmitted Beware of the complicated deal as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted The emergence of “platform first” as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Acquisitions done right as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Scale first, monetize second as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted A friend asked me for advice: startup or big company as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Is venture capital a lonely job? as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted The end of the app store innocence? as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Leap of Faith (startup life) as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Opportunities lost in a sea of growth rounds as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Competing with your ecosystem as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Dear Microsoft, I don't want your dividend as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The importance of focus for startups as a story · 3 points
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