theforceawakens

Planning to schedule a phone interview in 3-4 weeks. Background - Degree in Electrical Engineering, with 7 years of experience writing software. Bought "Cracking the Coding Interview" by Gayle McDowell. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I have apprx. 5k pages to be scanned. Have about 2 days (~30 hours) of time, on my hand.

Here are some tools and services that I have been thinking about:

(1) Storage - Google Drive (Do you recommend Evernote or Dropbox or something else? Why?) (2) Scanner - http://goo.gl/FOjrVW (3) Shredder - http://goo.gl/syQUNK

If you could share your list (along with some metrics (time, number of pages, etc) + your experience) that will be super helpful. Thanks!

Background: Full Stack Programmer, Hardware Engineer, a Designer, and a Physics and Math enthusiast.

Where do I start?

People say 6-12 months. I believe it varies by risk profile and career standing.

Did someone just pick a number? What is the math involved? And does anyone have a first hand experience in having to live without any income for 6-12 months / essentially tapping in money from the emergency savings?

P.S. - I am a programmer, in my mid 20's. I can't fathom the fact that I need 6-12 months of savings sitting in a money market fund, that earns a few pennies in interest every month. Rather, I would save 3 months of cash. And put the rest in mutual funds (Vanguard low-cost ETFs).

P.S. 2 - No car payments, no student loans, no mortgage.

Trying to understand how wellness incentives work -- What's in it for employers, from a monetary benefit standpoint? Do they save up on taxes or insurance costs? (If yes, how does it work?)

1. In many talks Travis K talks about picking up the phone and dialing for dollars/calling up SF limo companies. But what did he tell them? Why did 3 of the 10 companies he called, (as per Travis) show interest in his venture? (AFIK, that seeded the start of Uber. Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

2. How did they specifically convince Riders to join their platform? (I somehow feel this was the easy part, as Travis had Sacca and other SV influencers as part of his close buddy network..and the money through Red Swoosh's acq.)

Very curious to understand the strategies they had in place, to solve the Chicken and Egg problem initially.

Thanks!

Problem: I hate haircuts, more so coz 1. I'm lazy when it comes to doing repetitive things, 2. Hate the time spent in commute, waiting and planning, 3. I have to get it done every month or my mom gets very angry at me, 4. And I hate Great Clips and their stylists. So I'll be solving my own problem here. And I know all of my male buddies hate this routine too, yet shell $100 to get Tom Cruise's cut.

Solution: A programmable helmet, that can be adjusted to fit your head. A video panel with a camera, which takes your picture, lets you choose a hairstyle that will suit your facial profile. You sit, it cuts, and you are done. All in your bathroom, while you are sitting on the toilet maybe. (If you are a multi-tasker like me, sometimes..)

Bonus: Get cash back by "recycling" your hair.

Progress: Working on initial helmet design and programming architecture. Shooting to have the MVP/Beta ready by end of July/Aug (hopefully), with one style - Crew Cut. I'll be the guinea pig for the first few cuts.

Future: Will expand to Women Haircuts/styles.

Look forward to your feedback. Thanks so much!

Have been trying to do some research on dance, its origin, its influence on our cultures and how it helped bring people together etc. Found some books on Natyashastra, which explores the history of Indian Dance, specifically Bharatanatyam...it's fascinating, but longing for more...

Any recommendations for reasonably priced and high quality prints?

Was In-Person tutoring, as a market, the cause of Tutorspree's failure? Or was it something else?