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An Interview With Chris Walz of bit

This interview was hosted by Jackson Kelley from Console originally posted here What is your background? I was born and raised in NY. I started off with the privilege of working as an intern at Google. I then moved on to working in FinTech, InsurTech, and now Construction Tech (ConstruTech?). I enjoy my fair share of table tennis and gaming. (Fun fact: I once reached the #1 rank on the StarCraft 2 ladder (2v2s))
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How to secure you website as a startup

Whether it’s the difficulties of building out new features or finding the coveted product-market fit, running a startup is hard. With so much to do, security can sometimes take a backseat but remains a danger lingering in the back of your mind. Thankfully there are some simple, fundamental steps that you can take to secure your website or app. Encryption The first and most critical step in securing all communications to your app is using HTTPS.
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How to Download Robinhood Transaction History as a TSV

I wanted to download a nicely formatted list of all my stock transactions (including dividends and cancelled transactions) but noticed there was no way doing that. I wrote up a little JavaScript code to quickly download the transaction list from Robinhood’s website. Here’s how to do it yourself: go to https://robinhood.com/account/history using Chrome Scroll down to the bottom to where it says “Show more items” and click that button (so that all transactions are shown)
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Tesla an In-Depth Analysis, Part 1

One Little Tweet Tesla is one of the most divisive stocks since it went public in 2010. Presently, Tesla’s stock is one of the most highly traded stocks with an average volume of 11 million trades every day. It is currently sitting at $190 nearly half of what it was five months ago when Elon Musk famously announced: Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2018 Three weeks after Elon’s famous tweet Tesla published on their blog that they would be remaining public.
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The Best Books I've Read

Introduction Thinking Fast and Slow A book about cognitive biases. If you have a better understanding of your biases you’ll have a much better chance of succeeding in life. Homo Sapiens An in depth history of humanity. Shoe Dog Understanding the tumultuous but exciting journey of the founder of Nike. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Elon Musk.