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by dorkitude 14y ago
Can you fill the rest of us in on what you learned? I couldn't figure out his/her comment either!
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by dorkitude 14y ago
We updated our description to make more sense and include an example What do you think of it?
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by dorkitude 14y ago
Good point. We're not released yet, and there are probably < 100 people who have a good enough idea of what we're doing to really dig in and give us feedback We'll edit the blog post to add a bit more background update: here's the work
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Pricing is hard. We need your help.(blog.keen.io)
54 points by dorkitude 14y ago|33 comments
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Rather than creating some other global JS util, just extend underscore.js(gist.github.com)
3 points by dorkitude 14y ago|0 comments
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by dorkitude 14y ago
I'm sad to hear that you have enough bad experiences to constitute a statistically significant sample size. Or are you extrapolating from just one?
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by dorkitude 14y ago
Until you're profitable (i.e. while you're still dependent on venture funding), my thinking is that equity is cash: the two are convertible quantities, with the conversion rate being based on our company's likely next valuation or cap. I
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by dorkitude 14y ago
Luckily, HN comment sections are not the alpha and the omega. A lot of people merely clicked the "up" arrow and refrained from comment, and so far about 3000 of the post's readers have clicked through to our main site ;)
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by dorkitude 14y ago
One thing worth noting: You have to hit the so-called minimum deduction (9K last I checked) to benefit from this sort of write off, whereas a company can do it regardless of absolute annual business expenditure.
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by dorkitude 14y ago
Actually, we did that split for the last 5 years (I'm the CEO from the post). If you're curious about Michelle's reasoning, check out one of her other posts, "Why I Left Consulting and Joined a Startup": http://blog.keen.io/post/260961128
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by dorkitude 14y ago
(Full Disclosure: I'm Kyle, the CEO mentioned in the OP) I actually had this issue bite me in the ass at my first startup, where I was offered a flat # of shares. I was pretty much fresh out of college, but for the record, I did realize
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by dorkitude 14y ago
I'd like to clarify a bit here. Inside Keen (I'm the CEO), our name for this (what Michelle's spreadsheet terms "rent subsidy") is the "proximate living bonus". To qualify, you have to be within a short commute of the office. Our reasoni
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by dorkitude 14y ago
You might enjoy reading this. http://www.dustincurtis.com/you_should_follow_me_on_twitter....
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by dorkitude 14y ago
To be fair, it's actually like saying 1% equity converts to roughly $20k per year , since salary is annual.
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by dorkitude 14y ago
Agreed. We stole it from Jim Franklin (TechStars mentor and SendGrid CEO), who gave a great talk at TechStars Cloud on leadership and company culture. This is just one of the many concepts he covered that we've since internalized :)
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by dorkitude 14y ago
How I define a startup: In my mind, startup-ness is not about size, but about culture. You've got invaders and you've got occupiers. Invaders have to improvise, have to be agile, have to seek out a better way because they have no incentiv
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How to Connect with High Profile People(quora.com)
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The Art of Not Writing Code(cjroth.com)
5 points by dorkitude 14y ago|6 comments
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From the Pitching Stage to the Seed Stage(blog.keen.io)
11 points by dorkitude 14y ago|5 comments
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We heart Ducksboard(blog.keen.io)
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Polishing a Pitch (A glimpse inside TechStars)(techstars.com)
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by dorkitude 14y ago
Do you think this applies equally to B2C and B2B startups?
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by dorkitude 14y ago
I'd be interested to see a comparison, if you have time to write one
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by dorkitude 14y ago
Thanks :)
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How To Identify Talent(dorkitude.com)
7 points by dorkitude 14y ago|2 comments
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Talent vs. Determination (a response to PG's "The Anatomy of Determination")(dorkitude.com)
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Proof that it's totally worth your time to develop a cohesive AngelList strategy(blog.keen.io)
1 points by dorkitude 14y ago|1 comments
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by dorkitude 14y ago
Besides abstract reasoning, the most important skill for a software engineer is the ability to learn quickly. I'm not sure the OP understands that fact.
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by dorkitude 15y ago
Keep trying. This post raises all sorts of questions from my end. How many of these cold emails have you sent? To what extent have you varied the copy in those emails? Are you just asking for something, or are you offering something as wel
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If you’re an oddball, be genuine (dorkitude.com)
2 points by dorkitude 15y ago|0 comments

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