What are some status symbols in Silicon Valley?

Answer: I'd rank them as follows.​ And yes, no material goods are associated w.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You What are some status symbols in Silicon Valley? Jason M. Lemkin, Founder/CEO, EchoSign; Founder SaaStr/SaaStr Fund Updated Nov 20, 2016 I'd rank them as follows. And yes, no material goods are associated with most of these. 1. CEO of Unicorn (really, >= $2b). More Well-Known, the Better. Biotech mostly doesn'... Read More » Being a diabetic for about 24 years of my life, is it wrong of me to just quit insulin and wait to die? I feel useless. Michael Lipphardt, Engineer at Quality Electrodynamics (2015-present) Written May 2 I am very very VERY tired of doctors, meds, different doctors, different meds, bills, tests, needles - it's endless. And I am not going to be a dumbass and tell you oh, it'... Read More » What should I do after failing at Amazon's on-site interview? Matt Kellner, Software Engineer, Video Game Historian and Part-Time Farmer Updated Apr 8 I wouldn't call you a "loser", but it does sound like you did one thing that interviewers don't like to see in technical interviews. When you get a technical question in an... Read More » Does the very idea of Bill and Ted 3 sound excellent or bogus? Jason Whyte, eclectic cinephile Updated Tue Most triumphant! I caught this news in the Evening Standard yesterday and brought it home to show my family. Only a couple of weeks ago, we introduced our kids to Bill and T... Read More » If a homeless person were in a coma for an extended period of time, and then woke up and couldn't pay the hospital bills, would they be put in jail even though they had no control over whether or not they were treated by the hospital? Wayne Caffey, Owner at Caffey Computer Company Written May 10 One,hospitals are required to provide emergency care regardless of ability to pay. Even if they weren't, in the US prison for debt is illegal. The only debt you can goto jai... Read More » How do you solve (x^x)(ln x + 1)=0? Kenneth Ding, studies at Livingston High School (2020) Written May 8 Let's solve this problem! First, we have the expression [math](x^x)(\ln{x}+1)=0.[/math] By the product rule, either [math]x^x [/math] or [math]\ln{x}+1 = 0. [/math] We set [math]x^x=0.[/math] This equation is indeterminate, as there is no number [math]x[/math] that satisfies this eq... Read More » Is an MBA valuable if you're already a 6-figure, technical product manager? Jay Bazzinotti, The harder you work, the luckier you get Written Apr 16, 2016 I was a technical product manager for many years. I made 280,000 dollars my best year. I managed a 100 million dollar a year business for Cisco. I have two degrees, both un... Read More » What was the most remarkable moment you've ever experienced watching a movie in a movie theater? Addison Stanford, studied Self-Teaching & Curiosity at Lake Howell High (2016) Updated 7h ago The first time I walked out, was during Purge Election Year. Walked in, and right on the aisle, closest to the door, was a very haunting looking gentleman, sporting large b... Read More » Which is better for undergraduate mathematics: MIT or Moscow State University's MechMath department? Alex Lozovskiy, Specialist Mathematics & Mechanics, Moscow State University (2006) Updated Sat Very good question. Has it been anything else beside mathematics, the question would be reduced to trivial and I'd have chosen MIT, hands down. But with mathematics, it's f... Read More » Can fecal matter come out when a colon cancer patient vomits? Pooya Jazayeri, studied at Anesthesiologists Written Tue Yes. It's called feculent emesis. It has a very bad prognosis. I remember one case when I was a resident when I was called emergently to the ICU. The patient was experienci... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.