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I don't know why she changed the founder's name, it's pretty easy to figure out when there are only two founders.[1] It looks like Umang Dua, HBS '13[2]. He's o
by eastbayjake 12y ago
I don't know why she changed the founder's name, it's pretty easy to figure out when there are only two founders.[1] It looks like Umang Dua, HBS '13[2]. He's on Twitter as @umangdua if anyone would like to ask him about this incident.
[1] https://www.handy.com/about https://www.handy.com/about
[2] https://www.linkedin.com/in/umangdua https://www.linkedin.com/in/umangdua
[3] https://twitter.com/umangdua https://twitter.com/umangdua
- fuzzywalrus 12y agoHonestly, I thought it took a lot of gall to even name the startup by name. There's always a fear of retribution even minor.
- MBCook 12y agoI had assumed the name of the company was fake until I read the line at the end about them changing their name and getting a former Amazon CFO.
- danielweber 12y agoI admire gall.
- throwaway_- 12y agoLess fear of being blackballed when you're an industry outsider.
- steve-benjamins 12y agoNaming the startup gave this article extra teeth for me.
- eastbayjake 12y agoAccording to Valley Wag, she was writing under a pseudonym: http://valleywag.gawker.com/handys-nightmare-tryout-process-is-a-startup-stereotype-1649016476 http://valleywag.gawker.com/handys-nightmare-tryout-process-...
- hsod 12y agoYeah, sic the Internet mobs on him, that'll show 'em!
- notastartup 12y agoso that's the face of this wonderful humane and honest company.