jeffrese

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by jeffrese 5y ago
Yes. Lots of cigarette spam lately.
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by jeffrese 8y ago
If you think about it you can probably come up with 10 points that you can use over and over again in different situations. Write them down, then do a second draft and then a third. Memorize them and then start using them during conversatio
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by jeffrese 8y ago
Do it, take the startup job. No downside. If it all goes tits up you will now have lead technology operations on your resume so your next corporate job will be a jump up.
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by jeffrese 8y ago
Thank you! It was an associate, quick call, stuck to strong growth narrative and kept it casual. Seemed to go well but who knows.
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by jeffrese 8y ago
Awesome, thank you!
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Ask HN: VC firm reached out to me, what are they looking for in an initial call?
8 points by jeffrese 8y ago|5 comments
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by jeffrese 8y ago
boycott it, don't pay attention to it. Don't watch it, read it, delete facebook and even twitter. There is zero need for it. The important stuff will bubble up and be more prominent. I haven't looked at a news site in over tw
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by jeffrese 8y ago
Meditate each morning and afternoon. That will help an immeasurable amount. Headspace is a good app for that but I prefer TM. Also, take a hit or two of weed then netflix and chill. The weed won't give you a hangover like booze does an
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Ask HN: Startup lawyer in NYC, know any that are good and reasonable?
3 points by jeffrese 9y ago|2 comments
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by jeffrese 9y ago
Thank you!
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by jeffrese 9y ago
Thanks, I will.
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Ask HN: How should I structure a simple co-founder agreement?
4 points by jeffrese 9y ago|4 comments
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Ask HN: Who do you use for payroll and on-boarding?
2 points by jeffrese 9y ago|0 comments
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by jeffrese 9y ago
Carta charges $2k for up to ten people for one year. That includes the 409a valuation plus a bunch of other reporting and management features. Does that sound like a good price to you? https://www.carta.com/
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Ask HN: Carta (eShares) for equity compensation, any experience with them?
2 points by jeffrese 9y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: 409a from lawyer or informal email to cover early equity split?
2 points by jeffrese 9y ago|0 comments
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by jeffrese 9y ago
I would not be where I am today if he wasn't a part of this. What would I do if I lost him? Answer is I don't know. The company would not implode and we would keep moving forward but at what cost????? Talking this out helps. Thank
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by jeffrese 9y ago
Thanks! I was thinking 5% as well.
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by jeffrese 9y ago
What if I said he's asking for 30% equity?
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Ask HN: Equity and cofounder title for first hire?
6 points by jeffrese 9y ago|9 comments
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What are best practices for iOS universal release with pre-existing iOS apps?
1 points by jeffrese 14y ago|0 comments
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by jeffrese 14y ago
Congratulations Terry and thanks for sharing your story. What kind of ownership split did you do with your post product, post revenue, post funding co-founder?
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by jeffrese 15y ago
Ben Huh, Cheezburger Network founder, wrote a great post on how he contemplated suicide after the failure of a startup: http://www.benhuh.com/2011/11/29/when-death-feels-like-a-goo... "It wasn’t until after I seriously contemplated suicid
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by jeffrese 15y ago
Ben Huh, Cheezburger Network founder, wrote a great post on how he contemplated suicide after the failure of a startup: http://www.benhuh.com/2011/11/29/when-death-feels-like-a-goo...
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by jeffrese 15y ago
LaunchRock is a great landing page tool for testing a startup idea. I think they are a Y Combinator company too.
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by jeffrese 15y ago
Please let Stanford win. NYC needs Stanford. Bloomberg is a tech entrepreneur, perhaps he can sway the RFP voting.
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by jeffrese 15y ago
I love it, sign me up.
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by jeffrese 15y ago
I've got a Galaxy S2 and it looks just as pretty. Only problem is the battery life is just awful. I would recommend iPhone
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by jeffrese 15y ago
You have to be South Asian to be a match. Lots of South Asians in South Asia, but not a-lot in the NYC tech community. This is a numbers game.
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by jeffrese 15y ago
He's big in the entrepreneur community, started Jelly co-working, is a great mentor to many young entrepreneurs, but more than that he's a really great guy. If your brown and down, donate your marrow.

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