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by ryancarson 13y ago
Here's a better description of our reasoning: http://ryancarson.com/post/49494542970/how-to-use-a-reddit-c...
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by ryancarson 13y ago
He works with me at http://teamtreehouse.com not 37S :)
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by ryancarson 13y ago
Here's the explanation: http://ryancarson.com/post/49494542970/how-to-use-a-reddit-c...
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by ryancarson 13y ago
Not sure - Jim will have to answer that.
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by ryancarson 13y ago
I'm not sure why Jim didn't go with P2. I presume because we're not a PHP shop.
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by ryancarson 13y ago
We want to own the content and not rely on a third party.
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How to use a Reddit-clone to boost company culture(ryancarson.com)
93 points by ryancarson 13y ago|55 comments
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by ryancarson 13y ago
Great points, thanks
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1-on-1 meetings with your Team(ryancarson.com)
37 points by ryancarson 13y ago|7 comments
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by ryancarson 13y ago
> you seem to be speaking only of developers in the San Francisco and valley area. Nope. Our app team is distributed across the USA and we've been paying $80k from the start and several of those folks have earned raises that have brough
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Startups, you don’t need to be in Silicon Valley(ryancarson.com)
46 points by ryancarson 13y ago|30 comments
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by ryancarson 13y ago
We are not "targeting low-income families"! We have 25,000+ paying Treehouse Students and almost zero are from that group. This is a simple pilot program in one high school with kids that are at-risk. If the pilot is successful, then the sc
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by ryancarson 13y ago
We've spoken personally to Facebook's hiring team and they've confirmed they no longer require degrees for their developers. The reason is because there isn't enough computer science grads.
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by ryancarson 13y ago
I don't wear the hat any more: http://ryancarson.com/
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by ryancarson 13y ago
This statement is pure conjecture on your part and is therefore invalid: > It seems to me like the company is being set up for an acquisition in which 1 person > and exactly 1 person benefits. Additionally, it felt like there was a
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by ryancarson 13y ago
My statement was based on fact. We start quality developers at $80,000 and they can quickly move up to $100,000. If a developer starts at $40,000 and they demonstrate over two years (which is an eternity in tech) that they're talented and h
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by ryancarson 13y ago
Your characterization of Jolie is unprofessional. She's a fair, fact-driven, passionate journalist. I've met her in person twice and I can vouch for this.
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by ryancarson 13y ago
Wow, I couldn't have summarized better. Thanks Francisco.
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by ryancarson 14y ago
That's the plan. I think High School grads could realistically get $40,000 starting as Entry-Level Web Designers or Developers, then work up to $100,000+
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by ryancarson 14y ago
Yay yay yay! :)
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by ryancarson 14y ago
Thank you sir :)
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Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder(ryancarson.com)
2 points by ryancarson 14y ago|2 comments
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by ryancarson 14y ago
We had to go with 90 days because it gives us enough time, company-wide, to execute. Anything shorter and you're constantly changing course and distracting everyone.
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by ryancarson 14y ago
That's just a post edit graphic ;)
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by ryancarson 14y ago
The necessity of holding people accountable is the first thing I learned when managing folks. As well-intentioned as everyone is, people consistently deliver on things that they're held accountable for. They ignore things that you never ask
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by ryancarson 14y ago
I appreciate your comment but I don't think you know what our business is. We're a school with full-time Teachers. We need to teach more and more content so we're going to have to scale our Content Team. This isn't a typical SaaS product wi
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The 90 Day Plan(ryancarson.com)
64 points by ryancarson 14y ago|20 comments
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by ryancarson 14y ago
I think it comes down to personality. For better or worse, I have a personality that allows me to barrel into big-risk situations and not worry. I don't think it's bravery though, it's closer to naive optimism (hence the name of my blog). I
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by ryancarson 14y ago
You could anonymize the data and release a pretty monumental study. I would imagine the PR bump would be great too. My post is not an attack on you or TechStars. It's just a counter-point to your data, based on my own personal experience.
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by ryancarson 14y ago
I agree. It'd be awesome if PG would release the data they have on the outcomes of YC companies. There would be a lot we could all learn from it. This would also allow everyone to come to their own conclusions.

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