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Reducing costs was not the priority during my time there. Fintech startups had a runway that could loop the equator several times - a stark contrast to cash-st
by comprev 6y ago
Reducing costs was not the priority during my time there. Fintech startups had a runway that could loop the equator several times - a stark contrast to cash-strapped startups where I did contracts at. It was a real eye opener! It was always a race to get the products out, regardless of cost.
- rcurry 6y agoReminds me of the very first time I went to work for a trading firm. We had been having some performance issues with a particular software system, and so I told the CTO “After looking at all this, if you give us a month I’m pretty sure we can improve performance by about 30%.” He looks at me and then says “Or how about I just get you guys twenty more machines? I can have them here in a couple of days.”