The basic premise of Gild is this: Right now, in Bangalore or Berlin or Branson, Missouri, there's a self-taught computer programmer who can code just as well as half the hotshot Stanford and MIT grads currently vying for the world's most coveted software engineering jobs, but no Silicon Valley company has the time or capacity to discover him.
"I love you guys so much," she whispered into the microphone, "but I'm clearly letting you down right now with this new premise," garnering new laughs.
Right now, the banking system is premised on the government always being on hand to bail it out.
"Right now, I'm working under the premise that Nick is going to be O.K.," Cashman said.
Also, politics and the presidency is very much on the nation's mind right now, playing right into the program's premise.
"Companies that are enabling a more seamless transition from on-premise to cloud are among the most exciting investment opportunities right now, and MuleSoft is one of the breakout leaders in this category".
The Walking Dead, Falling Skies, Revolution: right now there's no shortage of shows whose premise is based around an inventive way for our future selves to have a pretty shit time of it.
Back in 1980, that premise just seemed a lot funnier and more charming than it does right now.
While I agree with the premise - it's never been easier to do this stuff than it is right now - I think there are a few steps beyond just learning three chords when doing data journalism.
The basic premise of these reports is that San Francisco is winning the startup real estate battle right now as companies like Zynga, Twitter, and AirBnB are choosing to put down big roots in the city.
