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by gdb 12y ago
Yep, for sure. The goal is to get stellars into the hands of as many people as possible, and so moving beyond just FB is definitely a priority. (If you want, I'd be happy to send you a few stellar to play with in the meanwhile.)
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by gdb 12y ago
I hear you. It's a temporary measure: https://www.stellar.org/faq/#_Why_do_I_need_to_authenticate_... . Basically, it was an easy (but imperfect) way to start. We'd certainly love suggestions for other channel
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by gdb 12y ago
Gateways actually don't have to be trusted by the network. Think of them as similar to stores issuing credit: the gateway just says "the user has a credit for 100 USD, redeemable at my store". That credit is tradable, but onl
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by gdb 12y ago
We hope that it'll end up being considerably more even than Bitcoin distribution. One note is that of the 5%, 2% is currently held by Stripe. We're going to auction off most of our Stellars, and return the proceeds to the Foundati
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by gdb 12y ago
Enjoy! :)
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Stellar(stripe.com)
943 points by gdb 12y ago|454 comments
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by gdb 12y ago
(I work at Stripe.) Don't worry, the benefits box just isn't localized (yet). We have a draft of a new jobs page we're working on, but figured we should prioritize launching products over it :).
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by gdb 12y ago
Agreed.
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Bitcoin: the Stripe perspective(stripe.com)
813 points by gdb 12y ago|244 comments
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by gdb 12y ago
There's definitely a tradeoff there — the flip side is that after reading a bunch of company descriptions, they all start to blend together. So counterintuitively, a full description can cause your email to be ignored. In my mind, it&#
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by gdb 12y ago
Thanks for the kind words! I'm not sure I fully follow your comment — what's the distinction you're drawing between managers/execs wanting to talk about their team, and someone wanting to talk about working at the compan
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by gdb 12y ago
Wow. Really unfortunate that people end up doing that. I think the most important part about cold outreach of any sort is to be sincere (cf https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7917277 ).
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by gdb 12y ago
You're right: there are no shortcuts in hiring. No matter what blog posts on the internet you read, hiring is hard work, and requires a great deal of attention and thought. The bullets I describe are mostly principles to focus your thi
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by gdb 12y ago
Oof that's rough. I guess a sixth point is "follow through on your commitment" — baiting and switching is a lot worse than having never sent the email in the first place.
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by gdb 12y ago
Hey edw519, Thanks for the thoughtful reply! This certainly isn't intended to promote insincerity: the most important point is a proof-of-work. People tend to be pretty discerning, and can tell if you're just fishing for a throwaw
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by gdb 12y ago
Yep, I hear you. If this is successful, we'll likely break out a separate blog-alike for them.
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by gdb 12y ago
At this point it wouldn't be cold!
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by gdb 12y ago
Guess you're one of the remaining 20-10% :).
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by gdb 12y ago
I've gotten about a 80-90% response rate to the template I show in the post. With a more naive template, it was often more like 10-20%.
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Startup advice: cold recruiting(stripe.com)
154 points by gdb 12y ago|110 comments
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by gdb 12y ago
Yep, it's certainly a risky project, but I'm psyched to be able to fund it. Ashwini's proposal included a well-reasoned review and validation plan. Even if it ends up not being successful, I think she's approaching thing
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Stripe: Open Source Retreat Grantees(stripe.com)
116 points by gdb 12y ago|14 comments
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by gdb 12y ago
You should expect to hear back from us in the next couple of days. I believe I just replied to your specific application acknowledging receipt; shoot me an email (gdb@stripe.com) if you don't see the confirmation.
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by gdb 12y ago
"Working within US hours" is what matters to us. (Being in US timezones is probably the easiest way to achieve that, but if you want to work US hours within your local timezone we could probably make do.)
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by gdb 12y ago
Stripe. We're hiring engineers in San Francisco and remotely within US timezones. REMOTE and H1B welcome. We're making there be more online commerce by making payments (and building an online business generally) way easier. See [1
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by gdb 12y ago
(I work at Stripe.) That pricing is the starting tier for us. We scale with your business and make sure that we're completely price-competitive as you grow. (One of the nice things about the industry is everyone has the same backend in
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by gdb 12y ago
Stripe. We're hiring engineers in San Francisco and remotely within US timezones. REMOTE and H1B welcome. See [1] for an overview of what challenges we're working on, or check out [2] for a description of our interview process. Ap
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by gdb 12y ago
Yep, the retreat in its current form definitely has some constraints. However, we hope that it'll reach a few really awesome maintainers/projects, and also serve as a starting point for future programs in this space.
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by gdb 12y ago
Based on some initial discussions we think that it could be characterized as independent research, but it's a somewhat unusual circumstance so tough to say with certainty. We're happy to work with the selected applicants (if they&
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by gdb 12y ago
You're welcome to apply together. We're looking to maximize impact, and e.g. bringing together a pair who normally work together remotely could be a good fit.

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