Harj

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by Harj 11y ago
We do indeed refer lawyers to companies, in particular ones who have filed a number of these petitions for YC startups in the past so we know they're good.
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by Harj 11y ago
We do full technical interviews with applicants and at this point, we have a pretty solid dataset on how to calibrate them and would be confident any engineers we're working with have the skills startups are looking for. Our goal isn&#
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They wouldn't be transferred to us or spend any time unemployed. Once someone goes through our process, we become their advocate and find them startups they'd be a good match for. They don't have to leave their employer until
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by Harj 11y ago
Working with Garry at YC was one of the highlights of my career. He simply cares more about other people than anyone I've ever met, which makes him both a dream colleague and friend.
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by Harj 11y ago
Triplebyte co-founder here. We understand how frustrating it'd be to spend time on a project and then have no one read it, we won't be doing that. In our process, you schedule a time to talk with us about the code you've wri
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by Harj 11y ago
That's definitely something we've started addressing as we optimize the process of matching programmers with the right startups. We're starting to gather data on how the YC companies run their hiring processes (seeing the deg
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by Harj 11y ago
Hey, one of the Triplebyte founders here. We do using coding problems but we try hard to mitigate the issues you bring up. We give candidates a selection of problems to choose from and we'll often explain how to solve a problem if it s
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by Harj 11y ago
That's definitely true. Do you have a particular set of questions you ask during project interviews? If so, which ones tend to be the most revealing?
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by Harj 11y ago
We completely agree. We do all of our interviews via screen share, allowing candidates to use whichever language and environment they're most comfortable with. We also give a selection of problems, one of which is algorithm based, all
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We have the same belief in the limited usefulness of resumes at Triplebyte. We found talking about projects with candidates both more enjoyable and interesting than looking at words on a resume. Especially when people are enthusiastic abou
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by Harj 11y ago
What would be the best experience for you to schedule the interview? We'd definitely like to make that easier.
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Thanks for interviewing with us. We know interviews are stressful and we try and account for that by offering a selection of different problems. Also, if we think someone is freezing from nerves, we’ll offer them a problem to do on their o
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by Harj 11y ago
We'd definitely like to expand to all skill sets. I think startups often underestimate how long it takes to get one thing completely right though, so it wouldn't surprise me if just getting really good at identifying great technic
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by Harj 11y ago
Thanks for the thoughts! We have no desire to create something akin to a credit score that could be used against people. What we're trying to do is build a process that makes it easy for applicants to show their strengths, that's
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by Harj 11y ago
Thanks! We're going to focus on technical assessment for the a while because 1) it's already a big challenge itself 2) it feels more quantifiable than culture and mission fit. We're going to let the companies decide on those
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by Harj 11y ago
We definitely recognize there's more to a person than just engineering ability :) For now that's what we're focusing on because it's more quantifiable and we think companies are better placed to assess soft skills, since
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by Harj 11y ago
We think that's a great idea and something we're looking at too, especially for startups with less funding.
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> I'm particularly interested in this as a startup filter. There are a lot of startups out there, many that I don't know about. I'm wondering if Triplebyte could help me find something I'm interested in by filtering o
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by Harj 11y ago
Working at a startup definitely isn't the right decision for everyone and I agree your reasons are the best ones to do so. We're specifically not taking a shotgun application approach here. We work with engineers to help them figu
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by Harj 11y ago
That's something we could definitely expand to in the future. For now we're focusing on programmers both because that's the biggest need and it's likely a big challenge just becoming experts at that.
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by Harj 11y ago
Our online programming questions are more FizzBuzz than the challenges and puzzles HackerRank use to test skill. We're doing most of our work in the interview process and looking at ways to make that more effective and less adversarial
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by Harj 11y ago
I think the upwards pressure from companies not being able to hire enough good engineers is likely a much stronger force. That being said, we're not tied to the % model. We plan to experiment with both our selection process and pricing
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by Harj 11y ago
Triplebyte founder here, we're managing the application process for this. We wrote some more here about how we're running our process: http://blog.triplebyte.com/announcing-triplebyte If you have any feedback or t
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by Harj 11y ago
Founder here. We wrote some more here about our thinking behind what we want to do: http://blog.triplebyte.com/announcing-triplebyte Our plan is to continually experiment with new ways to measure technical ability, that are
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by Harj 13y ago
I wasn't aware of this specific gene mutation but research has shown empirically that Indian men are at greater risk of premature heart disease than the average person (one UK study states up to 50% more) even when they were born and g
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by Harj 13y ago
I wasn't aware the terms had been rejected. The terms aren't important though. The general concept that some people put on weight quicker than others, when lifestyle factors are controlled for, has been shown to be true by resear
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by Harj 13y ago
I think there are two issues: 1) The link between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol. 2) The link between cholesterol and heart disease risk. The former exists because research has shown that a large number of people don't seem
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by Harj 13y ago
This is referring to Intermittent fasting ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_fasting ). The best guide I've seen to getting started with this is here: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2
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by Harj 13y ago
There is lots of interesting research on the links between caloric restriction and the ageing process. It's the impact on the insulin and insulin like growth factor (IGF-1) pathways that seems to be important: http://www.sci
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