challenjer

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   by challenjer 18y ago

   Key point: LLC's can't offer stock options. If there's any hiring planned, you're going to want to offer options.
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   by challenjer 18y ago

   I noticed that -- cool. Better news than seeing the NYC Tech Meetup sold out and expanding from 400 to a bigger venue that could support 600, while DC Tech Meetup hovering around 20. NYC/DC ratio can't be that bad!
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   DC "technologically challenged"?(washingtonpost.com)

   8 points by challenjer 18y ago|4 comments
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   by challenjer 18y ago

   My partner & I wrestled with the same issue -- craigslist is fugly but functional, etc. Does depend on audience, but we're following Mint's path. First pass was functional but bad UI (probably an extension of the prototype), then they
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   by challenjer 18y ago

   Always, always, politely decline from naming another firm. It never does any good.
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   by challenjer 18y ago

   I founded four companies, and have always made them 'transparent' to prospective employees. In fact, I show them a projected cap table that tells them what they can expect -- 2 more financings to liquidity, the opportunity to pick up an an