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Mark Jeffrey our CTO did not quit Mahalo. He wanted a new challenge and he became CEO of a company we partnered on called ThisWeekIn.com. He is in the Mahalo b

Mark Jeffrey our CTO did not quit Mahalo. He wanted a new challenge and he became CEO of a company we partnered on called ThisWeekIn.com. He is in the Mahalo building every day and helps us with hiring. So, another example of loyalty.

staunch 17y ago
He may not have quit Mahalo, but he clearly quit his job as CTO of Mahalo. You can spin that if you want, but it's not generally considered a good thing when the CTO of a tech startup resigns his position.
- jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
  So people are not allowed to leave their position after three years? Wow... you're more hard core than me! Seriously, you have no idea. Mark and I have been close friends since 1994 or 95 and I think I might know the situation a little better than you. I mean, it feels like you're looking to make this into something bad... I think it's GREAT if someone I work with moves on to another company I'm associated with. anyway, enjoy the rest of your day trolling on HN
  - staunch 17y ago
    Jason, what makes this site nice is that we generally don't accuse each other of having ulterior motives. Everything I said should be taken at face value. I'm not trolling. I'm just calling it like I see it, and I certainly admit I could be calling it wrong! What I see is you perfectly okay with your CTO resigning his job after 3 years, but coming down harshly on a programmer for resigning after 1 year. That seems unfair and hypocritical, and that's why I pointed it out. You can safely ignore me, or point out why I'm wrong. You don't need to resort to name calling or get upset.
markjeffrey 17y ago
This is Mark Jeffrey. My quitting Mahalo was in no way a comment on either Mahalo or Jason -- it was about me, my life, and stuff going on in it: and what i wanted to do next. Jason is telling it like it is. And I'm totally stoked about ThisWeekIn and it fits much better with where I want to do -- and I'm frankly delighted to be working with Jason on it, given both our friendship and his experience. And he has a gun to my head and made me write this :) (In all seriousness: JCal is telling the truth, I promise.) - Mark

staunch 17y ago

He may not have quit Mahalo, but he clearly quit his job as CTO of Mahalo. You can spin that if you want, but it's not generally considered a good thing when the CTO of a tech startup resigns his position.

jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
So people are not allowed to leave their position after three years? Wow... you're more hard core than me! Seriously, you have no idea. Mark and I have been close friends since 1994 or 95 and I think I might know the situation a little better than you. I mean, it feels like you're looking to make this into something bad... I think it's GREAT if someone I work with moves on to another company I'm associated with. anyway, enjoy the rest of your day trolling on HN
- staunch 17y ago
  Jason, what makes this site nice is that we generally don't accuse each other of having ulterior motives. Everything I said should be taken at face value. I'm not trolling. I'm just calling it like I see it, and I certainly admit I could be calling it wrong! What I see is you perfectly okay with your CTO resigning his job after 3 years, but coming down harshly on a programmer for resigning after 1 year. That seems unfair and hypocritical, and that's why I pointed it out. You can safely ignore me, or point out why I'm wrong. You don't need to resort to name calling or get upset.

markjeffrey 17y ago

This is Mark Jeffrey. My quitting Mahalo was in no way a comment on either Mahalo or Jason -- it was about me, my life, and stuff going on in it: and what i wanted to do next. Jason is telling it like it is. And I'm totally stoked about ThisWeekIn and it fits much better with where I want to do -- and I'm frankly delighted to be working with Jason on it, given both our friendship and his experience. And he has a gun to my head and made me write this :) (In all seriousness: JCal is telling the truth, I promise.) - Mark