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On Being an Early Startup Employee, and a Farewell
- tedjdziuba 16y agotl;dr: I'm vested. Peace, bitches!
- wtn 16y agoIf I worked at a company whose business model is making people jump through hoops to access PDF content, I'd do the same.
- thegoleffect 16y agoGood luck on the new venture!
- abstractbill 16y agoVery nice post James! This is exactly the reason why startup hiring is difficult: the amount of trust required in the candidate is magnitudes above that of large companies. I hadn't thought about it in quite these terms before, but this is so true - very well put. Good luck with the new venture!
- jamesjyu 16y agoThanks Bill! Your post was actually a big inspiration for me to finally put this post up.
- earl 16y agoGood luck James.
- kevinburke 16y ago"If you're the kind of person that likes to make an impact and learn faster than you've ever learned before, being an early startup employee may be an ideal job." This is exactly what I'm looking for. Starting to feel like I'm not what people are looking for though.
- pwalker 16y agoThat article was great. Its exactly what an early stage culture and experience is like. Finding people that don't give you that "Aw I got tickets to this club tonight" instead of helping create the next big company is what makes filling your team so hard. 100% dedication, 100% candor and the ability to not say "I can't do that" there is always something to learn. Great article.
- LiveTheDream 16y agoOccasionally, the ability to say "I can't do that [given these constraints]" is an essential quality. Even at a startup.