mitchdumke

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   by mitchdumke 13y ago

   I love the secretary test! Our CEO at Lucidchart used to sit right at the front door (best natural light) and it was always funny to watch how potential hires would interact with him. The smart ones recognize his face and immediately enga
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   by mitchdumke 13y ago

   Haha, close. We are actually in Salt Lake City. But yes, definite intentional inclusion of mountains. We actually had a business partner in town this week and he enjoyed some business on the ski slopes. And it isn't uncommon for a few empl
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   What a rooftop grill says about your startup culture(lucidchart.com)

   12 points by mitchdumke 13y ago|4 comments
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   by mitchdumke 14y ago

   We ran into this dilemma last year at Lucidchart when we were debating how to handle SEO, PR, and general marketing. We flirted with outsourcing but eventually hired two full-timers and we haven't looked back. Took a month or two to get t
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   by mitchdumke 14y ago

   I haven't read the book but I worked in DC during bailout and sat in on the Senate hearings with all three of these rating agencies. I tell ya, Hank Paulson was much more confident during the meltdown than the head of each agency. I'm not s
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   by mitchdumke 14y ago

   I've already heard comments about quality going down. I feel like once H&M started blowing up their quality declined. Not saying it was the highest quality to begin with but my older H&M hold up better than my newer purchases. Zar