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When you went back on the job market, did you have something to show off for your failed startup? I know that all hiring managers are not completely rational, b
by S4M 12y ago
When you went back on the job market, did you have something to show off for your failed startup? I know that all hiring managers are not completely rational, but IMHO if you can say: "I worked at X, we were building X.com, and I implemented the core mechanisms to do Y, for example, you can create an account and try this feature. Well, do you know how the system know Z? It requires some machine learning that I am gonna explain you...", I would expect the hiring manager to be at least curious, and impressed if that feature is impressive - that's how I would react, but I am not in a position of hiring anybody.
On the other hand, if the website is taken down and you cannot show what you did, your position would be much weaker.
- michaelochurch 12y agoIt was... complicated. Even though we were having money problems and losing people, the founders wanted to keep pressing on. I was tired of hearing that good things (e.g. Series A funding) were "just around the corner" and left. So open-sourcing the work wasn't really an option. I don't think it would have helped. The truth about Silicon Valley/VC-land ageism is that it cuts both ways, if you're not well-connected. (Kids with rich parents can raise VC at 24, average people can't.) Your calendar time sets an upper-bound on where you can be placed, and while an impressive open-source portfolio can make getting the job easier, it doesn't get you a better job.