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YES! AMEN! It reminds of the time I was going to a job interview, saw a homeless dude and went for a coffee with him. Turns out he wasn’t homeless, he was just

by hluska 5y ago

YES! AMEN! It reminds of the time I was going to a job interview, saw a homeless dude and went for a coffee with him. Turns out he wasn’t homeless, he was just CTO of a funded startup. The same startup I was interviewing for. We rebuilt the whole app over coffee and they named the company after me. (It’s not directly named after me, but the company name and my name have vowels and consonants.) Remember to ask homeless people for their three favourite programming languages before you give them anything. #qualifyLeads #ROI #winning

ALittleLight 5y ago
I really was once in a meeting where a homeless guy had his face against the window peering in from the outside. While we were discussing what, if anything to do about it, someone recognized the homeless guy as our corporate lawyer. In fact, he wasn't homeless at all, just disheveled. We went outside and brought him in as he was supposed to be attending this meeting.
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- exdsq 5y ago
  There was a homeless guy peering in. As a group you noticed his attention to detail, a skill important to a good lawyer. You unanimously agreed to invite him in and offer him a job as a corporate lawyer. He's now the CEO. His name? Jeff Bezos. The biggest advantage of someone with no experience is they don't know what's scary, stupid, or impossible. So they end up doing magic. #HireNoExperience #TakeRisks #PoorNowLaw
  - hluska 5y ago
    This is getting too close to LinkedIn. I’m out…:)
    - zhte415 5y ago
      You may enjoy the book Hold My Blackberry.
      - theWreckluse 5y ago
        Who moved my Blackberry?
- chasd00 5y ago
  heh i went to a Salesforce thing many years ago not knowing what to expect. I showed up in jeans, tshirt, and my backpack with a kind of confused and lost demeanor (this was also my first time to San Fran). One of the hosts opened the door for me and was like "come in come in, here get yourself something to eat" and walked me over to the breakfast spread. I'm pretty certain he thought i was homeless. When I said i was here for the event he said kinda sharply "oh. go over there and get a badge." and walked away haha.

by hluska 5y ago

ALittleLight 5y ago

I really was once in a meeting where a homeless guy had his face against the window peering in from the outside. While we were discussing what, if anything to do about it, someone recognized the homeless guy as our corporate lawyer. In fact, he wasn't homeless at all, just disheveled. We went outside and brought him in as he was supposed to be attending this meeting.

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exdsq 5y ago
There was a homeless guy peering in. As a group you noticed his attention to detail, a skill important to a good lawyer. You unanimously agreed to invite him in and offer him a job as a corporate lawyer. He's now the CEO. His name? Jeff Bezos. The biggest advantage of someone with no experience is they don't know what's scary, stupid, or impossible. So they end up doing magic. #HireNoExperience #TakeRisks #PoorNowLaw
- hluska 5y ago
  This is getting too close to LinkedIn. I’m out…:)
  - zhte415 5y ago
    You may enjoy the book Hold My Blackberry.
    - theWreckluse 5y ago
      Who moved my Blackberry?
chasd00 5y ago
heh i went to a Salesforce thing many years ago not knowing what to expect. I showed up in jeans, tshirt, and my backpack with a kind of confused and lost demeanor (this was also my first time to San Fran). One of the hosts opened the door for me and was like "come in come in, here get yourself something to eat" and walked me over to the breakfast spread. I'm pretty certain he thought i was homeless. When I said i was here for the event he said kinda sharply "oh. go over there and get a badge." and walked away haha.