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Vivek Wadhwa
Personal blog · wadhwa.comcareerstartups
Vivek Wadhwa's personal blog at wadhwa.com covers career and startups. Since 2010, 15 different Hacker News readers have linked it 19 times, most often “R.I.P. Bitcoin. It’s time to move on”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for posts on older entrepreneurs and ageism in startups, and for the numbers behind a Boston venture capital story. One commenter mocks his self-written bio page.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- R.I.P. Bitcoin. It’s time to move on2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-01-21
- The case for old entrepreneurs2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-12-18
What Hacker News says?
And I doubt that they'll get aggressive like their counterparts in other areas of the country. People in this region are tighter with their money and need to fully understand the lifecycle of a entity before throwing money at it, versus having an urgency to be an early-stage investor like you may have out in SV. But if we're going to go through the numbers that this old chestnut provides: http://wadhwa.com/2011/03/0…
Comment linking /2011/03/04/boston-vs-silicon-valley-comparisons/
on “Boston VCs don’t want to let another big one get away”Submitted The case for old entrepreneurs as a story · 82 points
HN discussionVivek Wadhwa has done a great job of writing about how older entrepreneurs are an important part of the economy: http://wadhwa.com/2011/12/02/washington-post-the-case-for-ol... The ageism really is a strong part of Silicon Valley culture. Just look at the quote with which Wadhwa begins his article: “People under 35 are the people who make change happen,” said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, “People over 45 basicall…
Comment linking /2011/12/02/washington-post-the-case-for-old-entrepreneurs/
on “Entrepreneurs, The Clock Is Ticking On Your Career ”Submitted Students: You Are Probably Not Mark Zuckerberg, So Stay In School as a story · 51 points
HN discussionYou might enjoy his self written bio page: http://wadhwa.com/bio/ Needs more pictures of himself though.
Comment linking /bio/
on “The end of the line for Indian outsourcers – or a new beginning?”Submitted Is there a shortage of engineers or a glut? as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted R.I.P. Bitcoin. It’s time to move on as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Engineering vs. Liberal Arts: Who’s Right—Bill or Steve? as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted R.I.P. Bitcoin. It’s time to move on as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted An Open Letter to Peter Thiel as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted You are no Steve Jobs as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Engineers, Save Higher Ed — Technology can propel a needed revolution as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Can SV be a Meritocracy when it leaves out half of our population? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Social Media: The End or Start of a Golden Age? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The New Information Age as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Startups Or Behemoths: Which Are We Going To Bet On? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Obama-Zuckerberg and Expeditionary Economics as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted What Exactly Is a Business Model? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ditch the biz plan, Buy a Lottery ticket as a story · 1 points
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