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There are several "phases." It varies from company to company but generally looks like the following:

1. Friends&Fools ~ just enough to keep going (super early stage)
   
2. Angel investors* ~$10k-200k (proof of concept, possibly a few rounds)
   
3. Series A ~2m-10m (enough to become a real company or die trying)
   
4. Series B ~20m-50m (not ready for exit** stage, but growing quickly)
   
5. C/D/E/F... ~50m+ (large valuations up to billions, how attractive can you make the exit before you run out of money)
   
   You want each round of funding to be at a higher valuation than the last, that way each previous investor can claim a better and better balance sheet and the company gets increasingly large injections of cash to fuel growth (you get your next round of investors on growth).
   
   If subsequent rounds are valued less than before, previous investors (and founders) get screwed and lose a lot of control + ownership. But at that point it is usually preferable to getting no money and going out of business (most startups have large burn rates and not a good monetization strategy).
   
   Each round founders and previous investors give up some control of the company to new investors. So early investors usually have the right of first refusal. They can continue to invest in each round and keep their control for additional money.
   
   I cannot stress how hype driven this is. When a company seems great, everyone wants in. If a company seems to be struggling, it becomes hard to raise money very quickly).
   
   This is why you see successful startup CEOs are often natural hype machines. Its a necessary survival skill. Technical and personal skills are somewhat less so
   
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   *Could also be known as seed phase
   
   ** Exit means buyout by larger company, like Google. Or an IPO on the stock market. This is where investors make back money, in theory
   
   More info: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/102015/series-b-c-funding-what-it-all-means-and-how-it-works.asp
   
   If you really want a good guide book, I would suggest this one: https://www.amazon.com/Venture-Deals-Smarter-Lawyer-Capitalist/dp/1119594820/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=venture+deals&qid=1571807378&sr=8-2
   
   Not particularly useful if you are just casually curious, but if you want the nuts and bolts on how the process works, its a good one.

Battlefield 1 is fantastic. Here's my personal favorite two - books about guns. No, I'm not a gun nut, I just really like military history. The first one goes more into history, while the second has specifications and technical information. Both are really interesting and make a great conversation starter. The best part is as you can see, they're not expensive at all.

As for history, any of - the Smithsonian's - visual history books are fantastic.

A personal favorite of mine, though, is Timeline. It's a gorgeous art book with a timeline of human history. It really helps kind of put things in perspective, and while it's not photographs, the art is really well done and appealing.

As for mycology, check the website of major arboretums near you. I'm lucky enough to live near the Virginia State Arboretum, and they usually have contact emails and are more than glad to recommend books, activities, and even offer volunteer positions to help you turn your interest into a hobby. I'm not sure myself about fungi books, but your local arboretum (usually on a major university campus) or the Virginia Arboretum should be able to point you in the right direction.

For anything else, you can usually find good art books by googling (Subject) Visual History or Visual Compendium, Visual Compilation, Etc. Visual is usually the key word. Even (Subject) Visual Book usually nets some great results.

Did you even read what I said?

https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/5hjt0i/venezuela_seizes_christmas_toys_to_distribute_to/db14hqn/?st=iwjxn7ek&sh=5db6c2c1

Economics is not a science. I've said so far that its not a science, that its a social science, and that knowledge of it is based largely on experience rather than on a formal logical system.

The fact that its not a science is irrelevant. To say that there is no value in the study of economics, and that you can't make claims about economics, given that they are imperfect and not scientifically rigorous truths, is asinine. And that is what you've said so far.

You are correct that many economists have tried to codify the principles of economics so that its like a science, particularly with the keynesians and neo keynesians. Within economic systems, certain things can be extrapolated. You can find a lot of truths in individual systems. Do they necessarily work in every sytem, all the time, to the same degree? No, they're more like a bunch of different levers you have to pull, some more at some times, some more at other times. Some systems work better with some groups of people than with other groups of people.

The reason why we haven't had ample data on socialism is because it doesnt work in practice. It always devolves too quickly to gain much data at all. Its a lovely idea, that everyone would be working for the good of everyone else and that we could implement all sorts of systems that make things better off. I bet that you could probably get it done with the japanese, they are so communally minded that they could make things work that even marx didn't dream of. The vast majority of people aren't as disciplined a people as the japanese though, and we can observe that even though they do tend towards a strong sort of isolationism and xenophobia, and towards having only japanese live in japan, that even given that that they are still importing other cultures and probably losing some of the virtues that made them so able to so widely adopt new political, economic and social systems in the past. I think that a socialist system could work, but it would probably be very isolated, and it would take a truly exceptional people to make it work.

We don't have the data on it because it takes such an exceptional people to make it work. If there are any cracks in those people, if they give in to their very human flaws, then the fact that it centralizes power so much tends to make the basis of their economies and political systems unravel.

Its simply better and more robust to not give such strong powers to the government. I find it fascinating that leftists these days are so pro socialism. Back in the 60s they were wary of "the man" and all that jazz.

I also recognize that its very likely that economists who have good views on things whom I agree with will get things wrong from time to time, but it's better to try to understand things imperfectly rather than just give up and say "oh well we can't be scientifically rigorous about this, we should just give up."

https://www.amazon.com/Economics-One-Lesson-Shortest-Understand/dp/0517548232

https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Economics-Common-Sense-Economy/dp/0465002609

These are economists who recognize that its not a science so much as an ongoing process that appeals to it as a social science. They know that there aren't any scientifically rigorous proofs when it comes to economics.

As a David Weber fan, your short story amuses me. :P

His Honor Harrington series has reached a truly absurd length. So thanks to you, I decided to figure out just how long it is. I got my page lengths from Amazon, and for consistency I used the mass market paperback edition.

Main (Honor Harrington) sequence
==========================

• On Basalisk station - 464 - https://www.amazon.com/Basilisk-Station-David-Weber/dp/0743435710
  
• Honor and the Queen - 464 - https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Queen-Harrington/dp/0743435729/ref=pd_cp_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0743435729&pd_rd_r=S2QAWK0A4G5J4B8HDBEE&pd_rd_w=kVHBv&pd_rd_wg=YCt5P&psc=1&refRID=S2QAWK0A4G5J4B8HDBEE
  
• The Short Vicotrious War - 416 - https://www.amazon.com/Short-Victorious-War-Honor-Harrington/dp/0743435737/ref=pd_cp_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0743435737&pd_rd_r=A37BQZ60GMQ582TC3ZF7&pd_rd_w=qQc4C&pd_rd_wg=Lm2GX&psc=1&refRID=A37BQZ60GMQ582TC3ZF7
  
• Field of Dishonor - 416 - https://www.amazon.com/Field-Dishonor-Honor-Harrington-4/dp/0743435745/ref=pd_cp_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0743435745&pd_rd_r=66N3DYDJW5WPFCEG5N78&pd_rd_w=lUkDC&pd_rd_wg=KY7jv&psc=1&refRID=66N3DYDJW5WPFCEG5N78
  
• Flag in Exile - 480 - https://www.amazon.com/Flag-Exile-Honor-Harrington-5/dp/0743435753/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0743435753&pd_rd_r=7H48RYFZ8KTWEMB2EJ8K&pd_rd_w=5W2po&pd_rd_wg=w1RjM&psc=1&refRID=7H48RYFZ8KTWEMB2EJ8K
  
• Honor Among Enemies - 544 - https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Among-Enemies-Harrington/dp/0671877836/ref=pd_bxgy_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0671877836&pd_rd_r=QM9A5BSF0HVQP17NEJ3M&pd_rd_w=177cM&pd_rd_wg=p0eQi&psc=1&refRID=QM9A5BSF0HVQP17NEJ3M
  
• In ENemy Hands - 544 - https://www.amazon.com/Enemy-Hands-Honor-Harrington-Book/dp/0671577700/ref=pd_bxgy_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0671577700&pd_rd_r=0E2M7NGVSD99GG0K030Y&pd_rd_w=s9B6F&pd_rd_wg=qkrCY&psc=1&refRID=0E2M7NGVSD99GG0K030Y
  
• Echoes of Honor - 736 - https://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Honor-Harrington-Book/dp/0671578332/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0671578332&pd_rd_r=XKFC19A9VNX6RKYJDM4Y&pd_rd_w=lIwO4&pd_rd_wg=ZYJ0H&psc=1&refRID=XKFC19A9VNX6RKYJDM4Y
  
• Ashes of Victory - 672 - https://www.amazon.com/Ashes-Victory-Honor-Harrington-Book/dp/0671319779/ref=pd_bxgy_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0671319779&pd_rd_r=VRZXVNYXXE0TNN566CQC&pd_rd_w=bRGBk&pd_rd_wg=Zw14A&psc=1&refRID=VRZXVNYXXE0TNN566CQC
  
• War of Honor - 976 - https://www.amazon.com/War-Honor-Harrington-novel/dp/0743471679/ref=pd_cp_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0743471679&pd_rd_r=8FBHZ9M7NZC64Z48840G&pd_rd_w=tvJsx&pd_rd_wg=PlxdZ&psc=1&refRID=8FBHZ9M7NZC64Z48840G
  
• At All Costs - 912 - https://www.amazon.com/At-All-Costs-Honor-Harrington/dp/1416544143/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1416544143&pd_rd_r=ZCEQ2GZM6QPEBV0XF8M1&pd_rd_w=EPpFx&pd_rd_wg=Cg1PI&psc=1&refRID=ZCEQ2GZM6QPEBV0XF8M1
  
• Mission of Honor - 880 - https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Honor-Harrington-David-Weber/dp/1439134510/ref=pd_cp_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1439134510&pd_rd_r=VB53ZSPNYFN4MX4M8E01&pd_rd_w=iujp4&pd_rd_wg=oMg7H&psc=1&refRID=VB53ZSPNYFN4MX4M8E01
  
• A Rising Thunder - 656 - https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Thunder-Honor-Harrington/dp/147673612X/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=147673612X&pd_rd_r=VB53ZSPNYFN4MX4M8E01&pd_rd_w=iujp4&pd_rd_wg=oMg7H&psc=1&refRID=VB53ZSPNYFN4MX4M8E01
  
  8160 pages so far. But we're just getting warmed up. There's four side sequences, plus short stories and anthologies. Two of those side sequences (Saganmi Island and Crown of Slaves) actually merge with the main sequences,so they're more-or-less required reading to follow the main storyline.
  
  Crown of Slaves sequence
  ============================
  
• Crown of Slaves - 720 - https://www.amazon.com/Crown-Slaves-Honor-Harrington-David/dp/0743498992
  
• Torch of Freedom - 880 - https://www.amazon.com/Torch-Freedom-Honorverse-David-Weber/dp/1439134081/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1439134081&pd_rd_r=Q8A83KBSP8DZ95JEKBAN&pd_rd_w=EqLpn&pd_rd_wg=eth0p&psc=1&refRID=Q8A83KBSP8DZ95JEKBAN
  
• Cauldron of Ghosts - 848 - https://www.amazon.com/Cauldron-Ghosts-Crown-Slaves-David/dp/1476781001/ref=pd_bxgy_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1476781001&pd_rd_r=D7MB4VXNP6HQB1Z5W98H&pd_rd_w=AxyEN&pd_rd_wg=LPPzI&psc=1&refRID=D7MB4VXNP6HQB1Z5W98H
  
  Saganmi Island sequence
  ============================
  
• The Shadow of Saganmi - 960 - https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Saganami-Island/dp/1416509291
  
• Storm from the Shadows - 1096 - https://www.amazon.com/Storm-Shadows-Honor-Harrington-David/dp/1439133549/ref=pd_cp_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1439133549&pd_rd_r=SAABTFXBSHQ6569X395E&pd_rd_w=xjWcD&pd_rd_wg=anHv6&psc=1&refRID=SAABTFXBSHQ6569X395E
  
• Shadow of Freedom - 608 - https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Freedom-Honor-Harrington-David/dp/147678048X/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=147678048X&pd_rd_r=8CP6SFVFNVGPN4TNCKPC&pd_rd_w=Se3If&pd_rd_wg=sOHyp&psc=1&refRID=8CP6SFVFNVGPN4TNCKPC
  
• Shadow of Victory - 768 - https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Victory-Honor-Harrington-David/dp/1476781826/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1476781826&pd_rd_r=0K6QMGPG3MF1MXS1WQXX&pd_rd_w=p7Bog&pd_rd_wg=m36z7&psc=1&refRID=0K6QMGPG3MF1MXS1WQXX
  
  Star Kingdom sequence
  ============================
  
• A Beautiful Friendship - 384 - https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Friendship-Star-Kingdom-Weber/dp/B01L98WUB8
  
• Fire Season - 304 - https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Season-Star-Kingdom-Weber/dp/145163921X/ref=pd_cp_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=145163921X&pd_rd_r=BP9AANT274VPQY6FHJQ7&pd_rd_w=912Ap&pd_rd_wg=R5KpO&psc=1&refRID=BP9AANT274VPQY6FHJQ7
  
• Treecat Wars - 400 - https://www.amazon.com/Treecat-Wars-Star-Kingdom-Weber/dp/1476736634/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1476736634&pd_rd_r=RFXS1880BM3CYCFXT4MY&pd_rd_w=pHHyE&pd_rd_wg=HDbxS&psc=1&refRID=RFXS1880BM3CYCFXT4MY
  
  
  Manticore Ascendant sequence
  ============================
  
• A Call to Duty - 528 - https://www.amazon.com/Call-Duty-Manticore-Ascendant/dp/1476781680
  
• A Call to Arms - 496 - https://www.amazon.com/Call-Arms-Manticore-Ascendant/dp/1476781567/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1476781567&pd_rd_r=HPKPQMGEMQCYVW1M3ZZA&pd_rd_w=GLD1s&pd_rd_wg=sJyn7&psc=1&refRID=HPKPQMGEMQCYVW1M3ZZA
  
• A Call to Vengeance - (TBD)
  
  So those side stories come out to 7992 pages, bringing us up to 16,152 pages so far. But wait, there's more! He's got a bunch of anthologies (most of which intersect with the main sequence too so they are also required reading):
  
  Anthologies
  ============================
  
• More Than Honor - 384 - https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Honor-Worlds/dp/0671878573
  
• Worlds of Honor - 416 - https://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Honor-Honorverse-David-Weber/dp/0671578553/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0671578553&pd_rd_r=WAKBMSWA6V587RDAAC3Q&pd_rd_w=gsi01&pd_rd_wg=5GgZc&psc=1&refRID=WAKBMSWA6V587RDAAC3Q
  
• Changer of Worlds - 480 - https://www.amazon.com/Changer-Worlds-Honor-Book/dp/0743435206/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0743435206&pd_rd_r=8KZY9K78EAB1T8M20DWD&pd_rd_w=Cl1wo&pd_rd_wg=GqZil&psc=1&refRID=8KZY9K78EAB1T8M20DWD
  
• The Service of the Sword - 672 - https://www.amazon.com/Service-Sword-Honor-Harrington/dp/0743488369/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0743488369&pd_rd_r=4NZSVEMPEPMSD5VZ5YH2&pd_rd_w=uxiGJ&pd_rd_wg=215zK&psc=1&refRID=4NZSVEMPEPMSD5VZ5YH2
  
• In Fire Forged (February 2011) - 496 - https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Forged-Worlds-Honor-Weber/dp/1451638035/ref=pd_bxgy_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1451638035&pd_rd_r=FT56VKAS8FC7H48V9MH7&pd_rd_w=NJghD&pd_rd_wg=5l2bs&psc=1&refRID=FT56VKAS8FC7H48V9MH7
  
• Beginnings - 544 - https://www.amazon.com/Beginnings-Worlds-Honor-Weber/dp/1476736596/ref=pd_cp_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1476736596&pd_rd_r=EG5651MK5RRPCJVVMTDP&pd_rd_w=v0Nxq&pd_rd_wg=h5O3B&psc=1&refRID=EG5651MK5RRPCJVVMTDP
  
  So the anthologies add another 2992 pages, bringing us to 19,144. And lastly, there's the companion book
  
  
• House of Steel - 784 - https://www.amazon.com/House-Steel-Honorverse-Companion-Harrington/dp/147673643X
  
  That brings us up to 19,928 pages. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is a short story by comparison ;P
  

Tires are the most important feature on the car for it's performance and safety. You should educate her on how to monitor, and set her tire pressure at regular intervals for her own safety and the safety of those around her. Get a nice tire pressure gauge with a large glow in the dark analog gauge to make reading simple and clear.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00404WDUC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

> MRI has increased in use massively and lung cancer detection has improved yet the link remains strong

How do you determine who is (or was, before death) a "smoker"? People aren't born "smokers", or "non-smokers", smoking the exact same amounts, in the exact same way, each day for a lifetime.

> The book itself premises itself to show that smoking doesn't cause cancer.

No. The premise is: "that government statistics on smoking, like those on AIDS, cannot be trusted."

> The same type of studies have been used with obesity

...And got [everything wrong[(https://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Controversial-Science/dp/1400033462).

> I can't find the part of the book that states everyone is a smoker/nonsmoker.

It's the logical reduction of what he's saying. It's also self-evidently true on the basis that it's impossible to avoid breathing at least a few particles of smoke throughout one's life.

> I don't see how a person who smokes 1 pack a day vs a person who never smokes cant be seperated.

What is the "never smokes" person used to smoke 5 packs per day or grew up around second-hand smoke? What if the "1 pack a day" person used to not smoke?

> smoking doesn't cause cancer

...Then give back the money legally-awarded from tobacco companies, and give back all the taxes paid on cigarettes.

You should get a hydro flask instead of reusing a plastic bottle, which breaks down and leaks into the water over time. That's why water bottles have expiration dates: the plastic breaks down and contaminates the water.

edit: looks like you all have never seen this bottle in stores. Yes, VOSS comes in plastic. Seems like the sparkling water is the one that comes in glass.

I actually bought the ICONIC book bu Jonathan Zufi, it contains great pictures of the design as well some interiors electronics for a lot less money than apple is asking for.

I think I'm going to end up repeating myself a lot with this one, but

> "Empathy" and "caring" are not exactly the same thing. It's possible to care tremendously about people or other animals without empathy. Some even go so far as to argue for rational compassion rather than empathy.

May I interest you in a cookbook dedicated to a culinary genre that will tickle your taste buds?

Best I can do is $1. Still want some cookies?

Or maybe some other desserts.

I can't tell what you're getting worked up over. Author is a "speaker" and a "writer". The years of publicizing of his departure from Christianity was part of the runup to his next book.

Organic publicity is never as effective as a focused blitz and social media campaigns. This is why someone would publicly air what the rest of us would consider rather personal (faith, religion, crumbling relationships, divorce) on Instagram instead of quietly moving to the next stage in our careers.

He's kicking up his own dust to attract attention. And despite disagreeing with his own message and admitting that it "harms" people, he doesn't disagree quite enough to pull it from Amazon

Buy Iconic instead, 4 years old but it has very good pictures. It has 650 pictures.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/098858171X/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile

I am not super worked up. Just annoyed that you would automatically put an unsubstantiated claim onto him coming out about his loss of faith, and his apologies to the LGBTQ/people who were harmed by the message in his book. He came out and stated that he no longer agrees with his past writing and that's all that should matter.

>Organic publicity is never as effective as a focused blitz and social media campaigns. This is why someone would publicly air what the rest of us would consider rather personal (faith, religion, crumbling relationships, divorce) on Instagram instead of quietly moving to the next stage in our careers.

Why even bring this up in the first place? I don't know what you are trying to state with this?

>He's kicking up his own dust to attract attention.

Again. This is a random unsubstantiated claim. There is no good reason to state this, nor any claim that can't be affirmed for that matter.

>And despite disagreeing with his own message and admitting that it "harms" people, he doesn't disagree quite enough to pull it from Amazon

Just because he wants to pull it from shelves doesn't mean the publishers do.

A questions I have.

- Do you genuinely believe the claim you are making? and if so, what makes the claim actually credible?

- Even if he was coming out to promote his other talks/publications, does that take away from his message? It wouldn't change the fact that he lost his faith, correct?

You shouldn't cook or reheat eggs in microwaves. By reheat I mean- if an egg was cooked, cooled, then reheated (even out of shell), it can still explode.

If boiling is too complicated, get an egg cooker and save your eyes and ears from egg explosion https://www.amazon.com/Copper-Chef-Cooker-Capacity-Scrambled/dp/B07C59B6RK/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=egg+cooker&qid=1565998509&s=home-garden&sr=1-7

Calories are not equal. A sugar calorie is not the same as a fat calorie. Eating sugar will spike insulin which causes energy to be stored in fat cells. Eating fat doesn't spike insulin so nothing is being stored as fat. [Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health]
(https://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Controversial-Science/dp/1400033462/)

Further, eating carbs and sugar makes a person hungry 2-3 hours after eating. Insulin clears the body of energy. All the energy is gone in the blood, and insulin blocks the fat cells from releasing more energy. A person has to eat again. When I eat sausage, eggs, and butter for breakfast, I can easily go 6 hours without eating and not be hungry.

http://www.amazon.com/Yearnings-Heart-Isabella-Tanikumi/dp/1770676104/ref=la_B006PM0K6G_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411610470&sr=1-1

Lol look at the reviews

Reminds me of the chef in New York who made cheese from his lactating wife's breast milk and sold it in his restaurant.

And also this