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Here's a simple but critical one that I got burnt on: They demo their new top secret product but won't let you touch the keyboard or mouse for "proprietary rea
by edw519 17y ago
Here's a simple but critical one that I got burnt on:
They demo their new top secret product but won't let you touch the keyboard or mouse for "proprietary reasons".
It was really slick and exactly what the market needed. I remember gasping several times during the demo. I really wanted to be part of that!
Big mistake.
What I didn't realize at the time was that it took an incredible effort just to make it demoable and only certain people knew how to demo it without breaking it.
The software never worked and never could. It had to be scrapped.
If you can't actually use some part of what they're building before you commit, move on.
- timmaah 17y agoAre you not being hired to build it? I guess it would come down to them letting you know how far along they are or does that even matter?
- edw519 17y agoEven for the stuff I've been hired to build, there was something there when I got there. It's your responsibility to insure that they have properly represented what they already have. Deception in the recruitment process is a real turn-off.
- apotheon 17y agoI agree, regarding deception. As for something being there -- that's kinda the point with a startup: there's quite possibly nothing there yet, but you get to help build it. Someone has to start the process. Just don't hire on with someone that expects you to do that and lies about it.