throwaway1556

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   by throwaway1556 5y ago

   I've been talking to a few companies about VP Eng roles -- as got nowhere getting VC interest in a new project I've been kicking around 3 companies I've had detailed discussions with so far all want someone to hire 200-400 ne
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   by throwaway1556 5y ago

   I fully understand the point you make However, having spent time with funds now -- it feels like those two criteria (market/team) are defined with heavy bias to what exists today So building some radically new tech -- that is not direc
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   by throwaway1556 5y ago

   An interesting exercise would be for just one fund to not care about deck spacing, font and background ... or whether they have a CEO ... or if founders are ex-FB ... A fund that just backs raw R&D ... with no referrals or exit history
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   by throwaway1556 5y ago

   Heavy AI/ML ecom tech, prototype complete, smashes anything out there -- but only for a very narrow FMCG sector Need someone to talk to VCs etc. as too autistic to do it myself
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   by throwaway1556 5y ago

   Having tried to get a project away for 2 months (and failed so far) It seems like there are a lot of potential CEOs out there with ideas looking for a CTO to do the heavy lifting -- and the VCs are all over them -- met multiple in last few