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I don't think it's a necessarily a bad thing, but I think if it happened more often, it could be. I'm not sure why, but this particular job/cofounder ad just ru

by dcurtis 18y ago

I don't think it's a necessarily a bad thing, but I think if it happened more often, it could be. I'm not sure why, but this particular job/cofounder ad just rubbed me the wrong way. It's like a personals ad with no picture. No information about the startup, and very little information about the person. Two paragraphs of generic superlatives is not really doing anyone good, is it?

alaskamiller 18y ago
What rubbed me the wrong way is the power structure is in this relationship. He baits people with a few fluffy paragraphs and has the pick of the litter with responses. He chooses the mate because he gets the other guy to tip their hand. Thus it's not a matching of equals, not a friendship, but an awkwardly arranged employer-employee relationship. Also, like dating online... you have to wonder if a guy that can run a successful startup with 5 employees already (not a menial task at all and would definitely suggest having an established network in Canada), why would he need to look for a partner online in the first place?
- fallentimes 18y ago
  "Ask HN: Looking for hard-working, ambitious employee"?
  - alaskamiller 18y ago
    + "...willing to discuss equity|profit-sharing in future"
- DenisM 18y ago
  I think you make too many assumptions with no basis in facts. It speaks amore about you than the OP.
  - alaskamiller 18y ago
    When this ad sounds like every other post on http://sfbay.craigslist.org/cpg/ http://sfbay.craigslist.org/cpg/ then I'm not sure what to think. When I was much younger and eager, dealing with posts similar to this always ended up wasting time. So, sure, I'm might just be making an ass out of myself. But I would love for the OP -- who, mind you, has no discernible history to this community -- to prove me wrong rather than you to quip about my writing.
    - RyanGWU82 18y ago
      Oh my god, that Craigslist category is awful! I only clicked on one ad, the very first one listed -- http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cpg/839620808.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cpg/839620808.html -- and it's worse than anything I could have imagined! "Want to build your portfolio? ... I have a vision, a blog and a domain name but need help creating/setting up and showing me how to maintain my web site. It will incorporate Web 2.0/Web 3.0 features so you'll get a chance to showcase your skills. ... Compensation: no pay"
      - alaskamiller 18y ago
        I, for one, do not welcome our Craigslist spamming overlords to this site.
      - DenisM 18y ago
        That post is awful, but the other 6 out of 7 for today are reasonable requests. I would not call this an "awful category" just based on that.
    - DenisM 18y ago
      1 out of 7 posts on that link asks for someone to work for free for them. Ok, that's audacious. OP however has not expressed or implied any such things or even inequality. The way I read his post is that he is looking for a partner of equal strength, and supposedly share. He's even willing to relocate. How is that demeaning to the prospect partner? Your assumptions are based solely on your _other_ experience and are rather unfounded.

by dcurtis 18y ago

alaskamiller 18y ago

What rubbed me the wrong way is the power structure is in this relationship. He baits people with a few fluffy paragraphs and has the pick of the litter with responses. He chooses the mate because he gets the other guy to tip their hand. Thus it's not a matching of equals, not a friendship, but an awkwardly arranged employer-employee relationship. Also, like dating online... you have to wonder if a guy that can run a successful startup with 5 employees already (not a menial task at all and would definitely suggest having an established network in Canada), why would he need to look for a partner online in the first place?

fallentimes 18y ago
"Ask HN: Looking for hard-working, ambitious employee"?
- alaskamiller 18y ago
  + "...willing to discuss equity|profit-sharing in future"
DenisM 18y ago
I think you make too many assumptions with no basis in facts. It speaks amore about you than the OP.
- alaskamiller 18y ago
  When this ad sounds like every other post on http://sfbay.craigslist.org/cpg/ http://sfbay.craigslist.org/cpg/ then I'm not sure what to think. When I was much younger and eager, dealing with posts similar to this always ended up wasting time. So, sure, I'm might just be making an ass out of myself. But I would love for the OP -- who, mind you, has no discernible history to this community -- to prove me wrong rather than you to quip about my writing.
  - RyanGWU82 18y ago
    Oh my god, that Craigslist category is awful! I only clicked on one ad, the very first one listed -- http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cpg/839620808.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cpg/839620808.html -- and it's worse than anything I could have imagined! "Want to build your portfolio? ... I have a vision, a blog and a domain name but need help creating/setting up and showing me how to maintain my web site. It will incorporate Web 2.0/Web 3.0 features so you'll get a chance to showcase your skills. ... Compensation: no pay"
    - alaskamiller 18y ago
      I, for one, do not welcome our Craigslist spamming overlords to this site.
    - DenisM 18y ago
      That post is awful, but the other 6 out of 7 for today are reasonable requests. I would not call this an "awful category" just based on that.
  - DenisM 18y ago
    1 out of 7 posts on that link asks for someone to work for free for them. Ok, that's audacious. OP however has not expressed or implied any such things or even inequality. The way I read his post is that he is looking for a partner of equal strength, and supposedly share. He's even willing to relocate. How is that demeaning to the prospect partner? Your assumptions are based solely on your _other_ experience and are rather unfounded.