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People will give you different answers, but I think the answer is yes. Employers don't like to see any "gap" in a resume in general, but founding a company als

by smt88 2y ago

People will give you different answers, but I think the answer is yes. Employers don't like to see any "gap" in a resume in general, but founding a company also tells them your real dream is to be an entrepreneur and you're just back in industry to build your funds back up. This effect will definitely be less pronounced at smaller companies, which will be happier to hire someone who understands early-stage struggle and having to wear a lot of hats. As for less-popular job sites: make sure you use HN for its intended purpose, which is as a honeypot for YC job postings.

not_athrowaway 2y ago
> dream is to be an entrepreneur and you're just back in industry to build your funds back up. And this is seen as a crime by employers? Any employee can and will leave if they found a better career out there, I think employers expect that, no? YC is great for mostly software AND in the US jobs, if you are after systems (as in both software and hardware) and outside of US, it's no use.
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- smt88 2y ago
  > And this is seen as a crime by employers? No. It's seen as a gap in the resume (you were doing a job that isn't what they're hiring for) and an indication that you won't be happy doing the job they're hiring for. > Any employee can and will leave if they found a better career out there, I think employers expect that, no? Yes, but employers prefer to hire people they can retain with better pay or a promotion to a new role. "Enterpreneur" is not a role they can offer, so they know that someone who dreams of being an entrepreneur is dreaming of leaving the company, not dreaming of being promoted within it. Employers expect turnover, but they also want to minimize it at the same time. > YC is great for mostly software AND in the US jobs, if you are after systems (as in both software and hardware) and outside of US, it's no use. Try setting up a profile on Upwork. People often want to hire full-time when they find a contractor they like.

by smt88 2y ago

not_athrowaway 2y ago

> dream is to be an entrepreneur and you're just back in industry to build your funds back up. And this is seen as a crime by employers? Any employee can and will leave if they found a better career out there, I think employers expect that, no? YC is great for mostly software AND in the US jobs, if you are after systems (as in both software and hardware) and outside of US, it's no use.

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smt88 2y ago
> And this is seen as a crime by employers? No. It's seen as a gap in the resume (you were doing a job that isn't what they're hiring for) and an indication that you won't be happy doing the job they're hiring for. > Any employee can and will leave if they found a better career out there, I think employers expect that, no? Yes, but employers prefer to hire people they can retain with better pay or a promotion to a new role. "Enterpreneur" is not a role they can offer, so they know that someone who dreams of being an entrepreneur is dreaming of leaving the company, not dreaming of being promoted within it. Employers expect turnover, but they also want to minimize it at the same time. > YC is great for mostly software AND in the US jobs, if you are after systems (as in both software and hardware) and outside of US, it's no use. Try setting up a profile on Upwork. People often want to hire full-time when they find a contractor they like.