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Interesting that David Sacks and Jason Calacanis are "Staff software engineers" - assuming that's accurate. To my knowledge, neither have worked as professional

Interesting that David Sacks and Jason Calacanis are "Staff software engineers" - assuming that's accurate. To my knowledge, neither have worked as professional software engineers. Calacanis is a journalist turned entrepreneur/investor and Sacks is a former management consultant who became a C-suite during the dotcom boom who later became an entrepreneur/investor.

throwaway4736 4y ago
It’s a shame that Twitter is no longer public because I can’t imagine something more profitable than shorting a company than Jason Calacanis is an executive of.
- a13n 4y ago
  Why?
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- skinnymuch 4y ago
  I am 99% sure I agree with you. However I’m a bit out of the loop on Calacanis overall to know why specifically you’re saying this. I’m up for you giving me some keywords to look up on him too and doing my own research then.
  - darawk 4y ago
    This may not be the most comprehensive anti-Calacanis take, but it is probably the most entertaining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0NfL2M5L4&t=1296s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0NfL2M5L4&t=1296s
dmix 4y ago
Obviously that was a just formality to give them a title while they are in the building advising, it came from the company index system not their formal job description... another nothing burger.
make3 4y ago
clearly placeholder titles
joegahona 4y ago
It's probably just to get them into the system asap. I've seen this at companies in the past -- someone gets input into the HR system with a role/title that has nothing to do with what they actually end up doing. One time the HR person screwed up and a lower-level data-entry guy was mistakenly listed above the CEO. I have a screenshot somewhere; some decent comedy for a few days until the CEO noticed.
shadowtree 4y ago
You can get an insight into their thinking in their weekly podcast called "All-In", together with Chamath Palihapitiya and David Friedberg. Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in-with-chamath-jason-sacks-friedberg/id1502871393 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in-with-chamath-ja... Also on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg Supposedly has a couple million listeners. Sacks and Calacanis were named in the lawsuit between Twitter and Musk. And it is very clear that none of them have any real tech insight, but a lot of VC / raccoon mindset.

throwaway4736 4y ago

It’s a shame that Twitter is no longer public because I can’t imagine something more profitable than shorting a company than Jason Calacanis is an executive of.

a13n 4y ago
Why?
- deleted 4y ago
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skinnymuch 4y ago
I am 99% sure I agree with you. However I’m a bit out of the loop on Calacanis overall to know why specifically you’re saying this. I’m up for you giving me some keywords to look up on him too and doing my own research then.
- darawk 4y ago
  This may not be the most comprehensive anti-Calacanis take, but it is probably the most entertaining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0NfL2M5L4&t=1296s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0NfL2M5L4&t=1296s

dmix 4y ago

Obviously that was a just formality to give them a title while they are in the building advising, it came from the company index system not their formal job description... another nothing burger.

make3 4y ago

clearly placeholder titles

joegahona 4y ago

It's probably just to get them into the system asap. I've seen this at companies in the past -- someone gets input into the HR system with a role/title that has nothing to do with what they actually end up doing. One time the HR person screwed up and a lower-level data-entry guy was mistakenly listed above the CEO. I have a screenshot somewhere; some decent comedy for a few days until the CEO noticed.

shadowtree 4y ago

You can get an insight into their thinking in their weekly podcast called "All-In", together with Chamath Palihapitiya and David Friedberg. Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in-with-chamath-jason-sacks-friedberg/id1502871393 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in-with-chamath-ja... Also on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg Supposedly has a couple million listeners. Sacks and Calacanis were named in the lawsuit between Twitter and Musk. And it is very clear that none of them have any real tech insight, but a lot of VC / raccoon mindset.