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Welcome Jared

102 points by sama 11y ago

jaf12duke 11y ago
This is such good news for YC!
ed 11y ago
Huge win for YC. Congrats snowmaker!
gatsby 11y ago
In addition to being one of our most helpful and thoughtful angels, Jared's just a genuinely nice guy. When I read this, I immediately thought of Jared: http://paulgraham.com/safe.html http://paulgraham.com/safe.html Big win for YC.
- _sentient 11y ago
  Big +1 to this. Thrilled to see the great work Jared will be doing at YC.
Adams472 11y ago
Fantastic news. Congrats Jared!
sharpshoot 11y ago
huge congrats Jared!
jdubey 11y ago
Awesome news! One of the valleys best angels and mentors.
mhartl 11y ago
Congrats! It's exciting to see how YC continues to grow.
BlackJack 11y ago
Jared is such a great guy. I remember emailing/talking to him when I was applying for an internship and he had great advice and cared a lot for me.
parseint 11y ago
I'm amazed to see all the positivity and comments about what a great guy he is. I (phone) interviewed with Scribd 2 years ago with Jared and he left a notably bad impression on me. He seemed arrogant and distant and very displeased to be talking to me. He put me on hold a few times and was talking in the background while asking me questions. I understand that he probably wasn't pleased having to phonescreen a lowly engineer, I was just taken aback at the rudeness and it's stuck with me. Anyway. I'm taking it as opportunity to recalibrate my initial judgement filter.
- snowmaker 11y ago
  I'm truly sorry to hear that. I actually did 100% of all phone screens with engineers for the first seven years of Scribd. That had good aspects in that I was able to talk to every single person who was interested in working with us, but it also had bad aspects where towards the end there were days when I let my schedule get too crowded and I ended up having to attempt to do phone screens and other things at the same time. While I certainly wasn't trying to be rude, I can see how it could come off that way. After a while, I corrected for it and we trained a set of other people who helped with interviews, and it no longer happened. But clearly the damage was done, and really there's no excuse for coming across as rude to anyone, ever. Sam has a quote about this: "Don’t screw people and don’t burn bridges. Pick your battles carefully." Sam is right. The industry we work in is very small and people have long memories. It's incredibly important to treat every single person you meet with the utmost respect. I'm not sure who you are since you posted anonymously, but I'd love to make amends over a beer if you're up for it.
  - coronaccount 11y ago
    Well, as soon as I saw parent, I thought like he's telling my story! I had the exact same experience, and I've done maybe 50-60 interviews so far, and I interviewed at least that many people, your interview was the worst. Our interview took about 60 mins, and after asking a string DP question, basically you returned your daily job, no feedback, no questions, and took at least couple of phone calls during the interview. I understand you now acknowledge that was a bad thing, and I appreciate that, but again, it was beyond rude IMHO.
alokedesai 11y ago
Definitely agree with what BlackJack said, Jared was absolutely fantastic when I went through the recruiting process at Scribd. Excited to see what's to come for him at YC.
sradu 11y ago
Huge fan of Jared. I met him a long time ago at a random party and he agreed to have coffee and share startup / YC advice.
langer 11y ago
Jared is one of the best angels I've ever worked with and he's been high value add for Zesty, having invested in us before we even got into YC. Stoked for both YC and Jared!
Matt_Mickiewicz 11y ago
Congrats!
sloanesturz 11y ago
I immediately thought of this Jared: http://bit.ly/1VIfJ63 http://bit.ly/1VIfJ63
gotosleep 11y ago
Congrats Jared, this is amazing news!
cenal 11y ago
I love reading things like this that show the startup community is growing. Good luck Jared!
RichardPrice 11y ago
I have known Jared for about 8 years. He is one of the kindest and most intelligent people I know. Talking about a complicated topic with Jared is a joy. His incisive mind gets to the heart of things extremely rapidly. I often find myself thinking about the points he makes days after the conversation. Any founders would be lucky to talk through their business with Jared.
cvs268 11y ago
First thing that came to my mind. Does Jared have Aides? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgZVvCvpFJs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgZVvCvpFJs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Has_Aides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Has_Aides
rohan404 11y ago
Jared has truly been an inspiration for me. Apart from being an extremely bright and insightful person, he is remarkably down to earth and gave me sound advice during a particularly rough patch in my life! Congratulations Jared! I hope you enjoy your time at YC.

Welcome Jared

102 points by sama 11y ago

jaf12duke 11y ago

This is such good news for YC!

ed 11y ago

Huge win for YC. Congrats snowmaker!

gatsby 11y ago

In addition to being one of our most helpful and thoughtful angels, Jared's just a genuinely nice guy. When I read this, I immediately thought of Jared: http://paulgraham.com/safe.html http://paulgraham.com/safe.html Big win for YC.

_sentient 11y ago
Big +1 to this. Thrilled to see the great work Jared will be doing at YC.

Adams472 11y ago

Fantastic news. Congrats Jared!

sharpshoot 11y ago

huge congrats Jared!

jdubey 11y ago

Awesome news! One of the valleys best angels and mentors.

mhartl 11y ago

Congrats! It's exciting to see how YC continues to grow.

BlackJack 11y ago

Jared is such a great guy. I remember emailing/talking to him when I was applying for an internship and he had great advice and cared a lot for me.

parseint 11y ago

I'm amazed to see all the positivity and comments about what a great guy he is. I (phone) interviewed with Scribd 2 years ago with Jared and he left a notably bad impression on me. He seemed arrogant and distant and very displeased to be talking to me. He put me on hold a few times and was talking in the background while asking me questions. I understand that he probably wasn't pleased having to phonescreen a lowly engineer, I was just taken aback at the rudeness and it's stuck with me. Anyway. I'm taking it as opportunity to recalibrate my initial judgement filter.

snowmaker 11y ago
I'm truly sorry to hear that. I actually did 100% of all phone screens with engineers for the first seven years of Scribd. That had good aspects in that I was able to talk to every single person who was interested in working with us, but it also had bad aspects where towards the end there were days when I let my schedule get too crowded and I ended up having to attempt to do phone screens and other things at the same time. While I certainly wasn't trying to be rude, I can see how it could come off that way. After a while, I corrected for it and we trained a set of other people who helped with interviews, and it no longer happened. But clearly the damage was done, and really there's no excuse for coming across as rude to anyone, ever. Sam has a quote about this: "Don’t screw people and don’t burn bridges. Pick your battles carefully." Sam is right. The industry we work in is very small and people have long memories. It's incredibly important to treat every single person you meet with the utmost respect. I'm not sure who you are since you posted anonymously, but I'd love to make amends over a beer if you're up for it.
- coronaccount 11y ago
  Well, as soon as I saw parent, I thought like he's telling my story! I had the exact same experience, and I've done maybe 50-60 interviews so far, and I interviewed at least that many people, your interview was the worst. Our interview took about 60 mins, and after asking a string DP question, basically you returned your daily job, no feedback, no questions, and took at least couple of phone calls during the interview. I understand you now acknowledge that was a bad thing, and I appreciate that, but again, it was beyond rude IMHO.

alokedesai 11y ago

Definitely agree with what BlackJack said, Jared was absolutely fantastic when I went through the recruiting process at Scribd. Excited to see what's to come for him at YC.

sradu 11y ago

Huge fan of Jared. I met him a long time ago at a random party and he agreed to have coffee and share startup / YC advice.

langer 11y ago

Jared is one of the best angels I've ever worked with and he's been high value add for Zesty, having invested in us before we even got into YC. Stoked for both YC and Jared!

Matt_Mickiewicz 11y ago

Congrats!

sloanesturz 11y ago

I immediately thought of this Jared: http://bit.ly/1VIfJ63 http://bit.ly/1VIfJ63

gotosleep 11y ago

Congrats Jared, this is amazing news!

cenal 11y ago

I love reading things like this that show the startup community is growing. Good luck Jared!

RichardPrice 11y ago

I have known Jared for about 8 years. He is one of the kindest and most intelligent people I know. Talking about a complicated topic with Jared is a joy. His incisive mind gets to the heart of things extremely rapidly. I often find myself thinking about the points he makes days after the conversation. Any founders would be lucky to talk through their business with Jared.

cvs268 11y ago

First thing that came to my mind. Does Jared have Aides? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgZVvCvpFJs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgZVvCvpFJs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Has_Aides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Has_Aides

rohan404 11y ago

Jared has truly been an inspiration for me. Apart from being an extremely bright and insightful person, he is remarkably down to earth and gave me sound advice during a particularly rough patch in my life! Congratulations Jared! I hope you enjoy your time at YC.