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Why was Steve Jobs so much richer than Steve Wozniak while they founded Apple together? Paul Denlinger, Senior China Tech Policy Analyst 892 votes Steve Jobs bought Pixar. Pixar went public in 1995, right after the release of Toy Story. Steve Jobs made his first billion off that IPO. Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997...  Read More » Why are so many people in Silicon Valley arrogant? Nick Baily, Charming 1k votes Because they live in a monoculture. In New York, you may be a famous TV personality, who isn't nearly as cool as the fashion designer and makes less than a Goldman analyst,... Read More » What is the Fibonacci elephant? David Joyce, always learning 239 votes I never heard this term before, but an internet search showed me what it is. It a figure Jan Zabransky based on a Fibonacci spiral. Image source: Jan Zabransky logo design ... Read More » Why are compilers too hard to write? Stan Hanks, building "the Internet" since 1981, now building web-scale companies 70 votes You know, when I was an undergrad 35-ish years ago, a team of three students were expected to write and deliver a fully functional compiler in about half a semester. It see... Read More » Why should modern Japan keep on apologizing for past war crimes? Feifei Wang, American made in China 828 votes I had written several answers regarding imperial Japan and their war crimes during WWII, and more importantly why Chinese and other Asian countries would keep "whining" (as... Read More » What are the best productivity tools for entrepreneurs? Michal Ugor, co-founder of FreddyBayne-com, travelling entrepreneur 385 votes I recently published our own all time top list (for early stage startups) here: www-fortunepick-com/blog-article... Rather than posting all the stuff on the web for the sa... Read More » What is the most ridiculous Project Euler problem? Quincy Larson, teacher at FreeCodeCamp-com 138 votes Only 65 people have ever solved this problem: I am not among the 9 people on the planet who have solved all of Project Euler's problems, though, so I can't argue from person... Read More » What is it like to have an anti-aircraft missile chasing your aircraft? John Chesire, Former Fighter Pilot; Current Opsimath. 1.2k votes Well, it certainly gets one's attention, along with giving one a huge spike of adrenaline!!!! Also to be "chased" by a missile is to be not in a good position, especiall... Read More » How do I increase my waking time to a significant extent? Thomas Cormen, Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College, coauthor of Introduction to Algorithms, author of Algorithms Unlocked 440 votes Don't reduce your sleep too much. I know that I need six hours, minimum, and seven hours is better. It sounds to me like you need to decide on your priorities. You have,... Read More » What are some of the lesser-known, unwritten rules of the Valley, as they pertain to startups? Jason M. Lemkin, partner @ Storm Ventures; ceo/co-founder @ EchoSign (acq'd by Adobe), the web's #1 electronic signature service. 419 votes Some random-ish esoteric thoughts to add: If I haven't heard of your start-up, it doesn't exist. You pretty much get "credit" as "one of the guys" for a successful start-up...  Read More »