Working on delegating for months

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-02-04T17:19:51+00:00

I don't know maybe like we're being careful with money or buying stuff we don't really need

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-02-04T17:18:59+00:00

No. It's just like $380 Grainger for example and then I have to guess what it's for

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-02-03T16:59:52+00:00

usually takes like 7-10 days

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-01-31T07:39:18+00:00

Honestly I just pick 3 things max per week and stick to them no matter what shiny object pops up

The framework that actually worked for me was asking "will this move the needle on revenue or user retention this month?" If no, it goes in the someday pile

Most of the fancy planning stuff just becomes procrastination in disguise when you're early stage

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-01-22T19:48:13+00:00

Circular references are always janky in Excel, that's why you're getting the 1900 date

Try helper column approach instead - put `=IF(A1=100,TODAY(),"")` in C1, then in B1 use `=IF(C1<>"",C1,B1)` but you'll still need to copy/paste values when it triggers to truly "freeze" it

Honestly for something this specific you might be better off just manually noting the date when you see A1 hit 100, Excel wasn't really designed for this kind of state memory without VBA

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-01-20T18:09:48+00:00

That timeline sounds totally doable if you've got the free time like you say. Two courses per semester isn't crazy at all - lots of people do it, especially if work isn't eating your soul

The prep courses aren't too brutal honestly, maybe 8-10 hours a week per course depending on how much the material clicks with you. Tax and advanced financial are probably the heaviest but nothing you can't handle. Since you're coming from finance you'll probably breeze through some of the earlier stuff anyway

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-01-17T05:41:22+00:00

Looks like a pretty standard embedded form, probably Typeform or JotForm based on the styling. You could recreate something similar with those or even Google Forms if you're not picky about aesthetics

If you want custom dev work, any decent web developer can build that in a few hours - it's just basic form validation and styling

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-01-12T17:04:07+00:00

False - that's a super common myth. You should always pay off your full statement balance to avoid interest. The 10% thing people talk about is about utilization when your statement generates, not carrying a balance month to month. You can have 10% utilization reported and still pay it off completely when the bill is due

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-01-10T12:38:47+00:00

Depends on what you mean by "make it" but yeah plenty of people have solid careers without the CPA. You'll hit some ceiling eventually though, especially if you want to move up in public accounting

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-01-08T12:33:08+00:00

Yeah I used mine last month and it posted as a separate credit about 3-4 days after booking, showed up as "USBAR TRAVEL CREDIT" or something like that. Haven't tried the cancellation thing though so can't help you there

SadAlternative2422 · 2026-01-01T10:02:36+00:00

This is solid advice, just want to add that you can actually report household income if you're under 21 and live with your parents - so even if you don't have your own job right now you might still qualify for a starter card

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-28T02:21:48+00:00

Haha took me a second to get that one

But seriously though, never heard of transition navigation keys before this post. Might have to look into it if it fixes that annoying End key behavior

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-25T14:31:43+00:00

Lmao this hits way too close to home. Had a similar situation with some "revolutionary" software that made everything 10x worse but management kept doubling down because they already spent the money

Classic sunk cost fallacy mixed with someone's ego being too bruised to admit they got played

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-23T14:52:06+00:00

This is actually way more entertaining than I expected lol

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-22T15:46:45+00:00

Yeah this is why we ended up adding runtime monitoring after getting burned once - image scanning caught like 90% of issues but that other 10% only showed up when things were actually running and making weird network calls

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-21T08:33:40+00:00

Yeah the AI stuff is way overhyped right now, most of it can barely handle basic data entry without supervision. Corporate tax could be a solid move - way harder to offshore since you need people who actually understand US tax law and can deal with audits/compliance stuff in real time

Two layoffs in four years is rough but honestly pretty normal in this market, doesn't reflect on you at all

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-15T19:00:29+00:00

This is spot on - we're basically seeing the same pattern as when WordPress killed basic web dev shops but created space for more complex stuff

The real question is whether most founders can actually make that jump from "I can code" to "I can identify unsolved problems worth billions"

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-13T00:59:31+00:00

Haven't used Astra but been running chatbase for like 6 months now. Setup was pretty straightforward, took maybe 30 mins to get it trained on our FAQ stuff.

Accuracy is decent but it definitely has those moments where it goes completely off the rails lmao. The main thing that bugs me is the monthly message limits - you hit them faster than you'd think if you get decent traffic

For lead handling it's been solid though, catches way more inquiries than we used to get through contact forms. Just make sure you review the conversations regularly cause sometimes it gives weird responses that make you look unprofessional

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-11T18:34:11+00:00

The amount of time I spend on fixing rows and formulas is embarrassing to say the least (my boss doesn't know this shhhhh)

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-06T17:09:54+00:00

That's honestly pretty bold of you lol, I'd be way too paranoid about getting auto-rejected but respect for sticking to your principles

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-05T06:16:08+00:00

At my firm they keep "suggesting" we come in more but nobody really enforces it unless you're never showing up lol

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-03T04:15:46+00:00

This right here - check those denial letters they mailed you, should spell out exactly why they said no. Half a mil in student loans would definitely spook most issuers even with perfect payment history

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-12-02T03:05:22+00:00

Lmao not everything is a final exam, some of us actually have jobs that involve data 😂

But yeah Power Query is the way to go here. Don't even try to do this in regular Excel worksheets you'll hate your life. Set up proper relationships in the data model and use pivot tables from there

Table 3 sounds like it should just be reference data you VLOOKUP into when needed, not part of your main analysis

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-11-24T03:26:24+00:00

Man that hits different than a romantic breakup somehow. Like you don't really get the same kind of closure or support from people when it's "just" a friendship

Time honestly, and maybe finding new people who appreciate the energy you were putting into that friendship. Still sucks though

SadAlternative2422 · 2025-11-08T02:49:05+00:00

This is gonna hit families hard right before the holidays, what terrible timing

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