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"Then again, we are talking about one week later. He had to know that he had other irons in the fire and probably wouldn't be involved in the company much longe
by blader 17y ago
"Then again, we are talking about one week later. He had to know that he had other irons in the fire and probably wouldn't be involved in the company much longer. So, yeah, this actually does sound kinda nasty."
The side project was a Facebook application. It grew from about 10,000 users to more than a million from interview time to the week the season started (about a month). By the time the season started I had my doubts (along with my cofounders), but I thought I could tough it out and do both. I was wrong and made the hard choice to leave.
- mrtron 17y agoTrying to do both would have been a more unfair choice, and the much safer and easier road to take.
- SwellJoe 17y agoAs I mentioned, I don't know the whole story, only the tiny bits and pieces presented by biased parties. And, as I also mentioned, shit happens. Congratulations on your acquired startup, and I'm glad to hear your cofounders in the failed YC startup hold no grudges.