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I think it's great that you take the high road and don't resort to dragging other people through the mud. You definitely seem to place the responsibility all on

I think it's great that you take the high road and don't resort to dragging other people through the mud. You definitely seem to place the responsibility all on yourself, which I imagine is not always the full truth. Not providing any reason at all, actually makes it sound as if the two co-founders just randomly and completely bailed on you. (Which may be exactly the truth) I was trying to imagine a logical scenario, for example they had an even better opportunity. Or perhaps it was better to split before the stakes became to high. Maybe the salaries were not going to be what was expected, there were disagreements on responsibilities, etc. I can imagine a lot of scenarios. Not to diminish your article, which I found extremely interesting. It was just a point that definitely seems like there was a greater story to be told.

crassus 12y ago
I find it refreshing that we got this level of truth and detail from a startup post-mortem. The price for that transparency is selective opacity in a few still-sensitive areas. I get the deal.
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jfoster 12y ago
Perhaps a good approach in this type of circumstance is to explicitly leave it unanswered. (eg. "both left for reasons that are not the point of this post")
majani 12y ago
Hacking learning institutions 101: Step 1: Learn about their interview process Step 2: Interview well and make it in Step 3: Quit after a fair amount of time due to some plausible reason Step 4: Carry around the signaling benefits of having attended the learning institution, without any of the pressure of finishing the course This method has been successfully practised by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and quite possibly, the 99dresses cofounders.
barce 12y ago
Well, if you Google around, you get Peter Delahunty. It looks like he's gone from being a CTO at a few places (including 99dresses) to just working under a CTO. It looks like his strategy didn't pay off.
- onan_barbarian 12y ago
  Confused that he doesn't list Posse on his LinkedIn page, if he's the guy you're talking about.

crassus 12y ago

I find it refreshing that we got this level of truth and detail from a startup post-mortem. The price for that transparency is selective opacity in a few still-sensitive areas. I get the deal.

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jfoster 12y ago

Perhaps a good approach in this type of circumstance is to explicitly leave it unanswered. (eg. "both left for reasons that are not the point of this post")

majani 12y ago

Hacking learning institutions 101: Step 1: Learn about their interview process Step 2: Interview well and make it in Step 3: Quit after a fair amount of time due to some plausible reason Step 4: Carry around the signaling benefits of having attended the learning institution, without any of the pressure of finishing the course This method has been successfully practised by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and quite possibly, the 99dresses cofounders.

barce 12y ago

Well, if you Google around, you get Peter Delahunty. It looks like he's gone from being a CTO at a few places (including 99dresses) to just working under a CTO. It looks like his strategy didn't pay off.

onan_barbarian 12y ago
Confused that he doesn't list Posse on his LinkedIn page, if he's the guy you're talking about.