seo-throwaway

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   by seo-throwaway 2y ago

   I don’t think it was bound to happen. The company did a pretty good job maintaining the culture as we grew. Obviously as more layers of bureaucracy are added and things settle into more standardized procedures, you’re going to lose some of
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   by seo-throwaway 2y ago

   Nothing specifically. Just maybe give some context to the post here, since this article is rightly pretty harsh and I used to be somewhat proud the work I did with the company. I wouldn’t say I’m ratting them out because these partnerships
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   by seo-throwaway 2y ago

   As you can see this is a throwaway since I don’t want to identify myself, but a wrote a lengthy comment elsewhere in the tree describing how the company has changed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590466#4159879
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   by seo-throwaway 2y ago

   I work here.
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   by seo-throwaway 2y ago

   I’ve worked here a while. He’s a bit aggressive about it but a lot of what he says is on point. The relationship with Forbes has always been a weird one. The understanding I’ve had was the company was spun off from an effort that kind of st
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   by seo-throwaway 2y ago

   The dirty secret is those are also run by Marketplace, it’s the same team under the hood once you get past the handful of people dedicated to each brand. The model has proven very successful and these brands are happy to lease their reputat