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by guybrushT 12y ago
"if you are currently in talks with a YC company for employment, or were hired in the last few weeks, drop me a line with the name of the company and I'll reply privately to you with a yes or no." Yes... and Yes.
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by guybrushT 12y ago
This is a reasonable approach. I will try this. Sidenote: In my last discussion, some of the phrasing was eerily similar - "That is unfortunate and unexpected, as I was looking forward to working with you guys" - "we're
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by guybrushT 12y ago
100% agree. I was a consultant for 6 years. The contract, terms of engagement, and expectations are vastly different as a consultant and as an employee. The sum of all different parts of the 'opportunity cost' are much higher as a
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Thanks! This is my wife's favourite comment. I wonder why. :)
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Thats a good theory. I have considered it. The CEO and I did have a long conference call with a lawyer much before they offered me a position. So we were all informed about the steps procuring a visa would entail. However, the steps involve
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by guybrushT 12y ago
You are right. The key is to find a structural solution to this, since this is a common occurrence (i.e. joining startups early stage) - and spread information about the "best practice" way of avoiding situations like the one I we
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by guybrushT 12y ago
You articulated the situation (and my thinking) very well. Any thoughts on what future early employees could do to protect themselves?
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by guybrushT 12y ago
"..so that none of us find ourselves in your shoes." Thank you for this comment. This is a very important discussion to have. And I don't think naming the company is a good answer (it is a point solution - you may not w
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Disclaimer: I have made mistakes hiring people, and have paid them for their troubles, even going so far as to be a reference for the other opportunities they had available and telling them it was our mistake. I really respect this.
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by guybrushT 12y ago
>Try to get those offers back. Explain what happened. I tried. My next choice office is gone (the company found someone else). I was a bit bummed, which is partly what lead me to post here on HN, and seek advice. Thanks for the advice.
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by guybrushT 12y ago
I did plan for a lot of scenarios - except for the one that happened. For example, I planned running out of funding (in which case we discussed a viable bootstrapping strategy). All my planning assumed that I would be part of the team.
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by guybrushT 12y ago
They have offered to pay me for the two weeks.
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by guybrushT 12y ago
So in my interview, I mentioned that I had thought of launching the exact same company about a year ago - and one of the reasons why I took this role was because the idea for this service is very close to my heart! I like how they were ex
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Ask HN: I was hired and unhired in 2 weeks, for no reason
368 points by guybrushT 12y ago|281 comments
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by guybrushT 12y ago
An unhealthy amount of time. If I have to quantify - then I'd say about 8 hours. Reading the comments, some of which are super insightful is addictive.
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by guybrushT 12y ago
http://www.scatter.fm/ (and a mobile app) - a location based deal site and mobile app for hunting deals from nearby shops. Zero users (never launched).Available to anyone who wants to run it.
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by guybrushT 12y ago
2.52 minutes of Alan Watts - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UxrdQRODuc
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by guybrushT 12y ago
137 million fake points, 500 years, 1 addictive game. http://www.stefanom.org/spc/?view=3032407 A very simple and elegant idea. Well done.
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by guybrushT 13y ago
Completely tangential - but does anyone know how to setup a call center this quickly? Is there a service that one can use?
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Ask HN: What is the killer 'internet of things' app?
1 points by guybrushT 13y ago|2 comments
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Darpa wants to build a better search engine(fbo.gov)
2 points by guybrushT 13y ago|0 comments
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Darpa Pursues Deep Web Search Tools(informationweek.com)
1 points by guybrushT 13y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Getting my Spark Core soon – what "useful app" can I build? Please help.
1 points by guybrushT 13y ago|0 comments
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by guybrushT 13y ago
I was thinking that this is about people buying stuff for others and bringing it for them. So this isn't necessarily an unknown item being asked to carry. But I see your overall point.
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by guybrushT 13y ago
I am intrigued by this part: "It is possible to run this legally, but then the process won't be as cheap as I think you're expecting it to be." Can you please expand? Do you mean that one can 'enforce' duty pay
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Is my startup idea legal?(yenbe-beta.appspot.com)
1 points by guybrushT 13y ago|10 comments
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by guybrushT 13y ago
For just about every reason that chaz (above comment) has given. The idea that strangers will bring stuff for you sounds a bit too fantastic. I am still working things out. Would love to hear your views.
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by guybrushT 13y ago
Good point. What if it is restricted to items bought in duty-free shops? Eg a nice scotch bought in a duty-free for a friend. Is that still encouraging to break the law? [serious question]
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by guybrushT 13y ago
replied here - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7166333 Thanks for good points.
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by guybrushT 13y ago
I was thinking that to make this work: 1. Exchange of favor - e.g. bring stuff and I will show you th city, concert tickets etc. 2. The buyer's card is authorized (not charged) and traveller gets paid after the stuff is delivered.

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