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Ask HN: Fixing a broken culture?
2 points by astartupemp 11y ago|2 comments
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by astartupemp 11y ago
Paying, yes. Quitting is a solution, but not the most optimal one considering the effort already put in. I'll just end up writing off a few years of my career and put at risk whatever chances the product has of succeeding if I quit.
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by astartupemp 11y ago
He is good at talking in general with business folks, talking about the vision, C-level execs and the like. Just not with normal people who work under him. So yeah, there is a mental block in approaching him due to the temper issues and als
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Ask HN: No one really wants to talk to the CEO. How to fix this?
8 points by astartupemp 11y ago|8 comments
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by astartupemp 11y ago
Well I definitely don't refer friends here. But I also do recruit people. I do take care of the people I recruit by shielding most communication between the new hires and the CEO. I also believe that I need to plan an exit strategy by
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by astartupemp 11y ago
I haven't had a direct conversation about this yet. But other colleagues have. He is aware of the problem and has tried having some conversations but that haven't gone down well. The alpha is too dominant.
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by astartupemp 11y ago
Well I didn't come up with the idea and I waited until they could raise some seed because I needed a salary. I did build the product from scratch, in fact that's the only thing out in the market currently. I didn't care about
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by astartupemp 11y ago
At this point I have no other expectations than hoping the product scales as has been envisioned and solves the problem at a meaningful scale to justify the 4 years I have put in. I'll figure out the money part somehow or just go broke
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by astartupemp 11y ago
I also do have equity. But of course a fraction of what the founders own.
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by astartupemp 11y ago
Thanks. All of that seems right. I'm surprised I made all those mistakes and still don't know how to negotiate a way out of this.
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by astartupemp 11y ago
AFAIK, there is no board yet. There are investors and advisers but I have no way of reaching to them.
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by astartupemp 11y ago
I don't know how to measure work that is mostly email and meetings. Some deals have been struck that sound awesome in theory but executing them is a challenge for me in the present scenario. I don't (yet) care about money. I spend
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by astartupemp 11y ago
Other founder is the CTO. I hope to do this sometime. Not so good at talking.
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by astartupemp 11y ago
There is a CTO, co-founder and I don't think he is that much better off then I am except for the fact the the risk/reward equation is a lot better for him.
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by astartupemp 11y ago
Not open to negative feedback. Any conversation about this is going to blow up. Some people have tried and failed. Some have quit.
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by astartupemp 11y ago
The CEO is less technical and more business. I run software engineering. First employee. Company is 4 years old, I have been working here for 4 years. Known CEO for about the same time. I don't think we are friends since I basically av
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Ask HN: How to deal with a hard to work with Start-up CEO?
25 points by astartupemp 11y ago|66 comments
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by astartupemp 11y ago
I was looking for experiences other people have had after being in a similar situation.
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Ask HN: What are the consequences for a startup employee whose startup fails?
4 points by astartupemp 11y ago|8 comments
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Ask HN: How does an engineer transition to problem solving roles at a startup?
2 points by astartupemp 11y ago|1 comments