throwaway164023

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by throwaway164023 3y ago
I'm honestly glad that we're going to start doing this - it'll be great to have accountability within eng orgs
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by throwaway164023 3y ago
Thank you for your honesty - yeah, it sounds like either I decide to become his PM and give him strict guidance or let him go.
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by throwaway164023 3y ago
that's great perspective - how did you grow into working without those guard rails?
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by throwaway164023 3y ago
yep, got 5 LoIs that represent $10m ARR with a defined product scope.
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by throwaway164023 3y ago
sorry to clarify - I meant im always passionate because I've been a founder at a couple of couples that have exited for low $$ms, so always felt a sense of ownership.
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by throwaway164023 3y ago
founding engineer - we gave him a lot of equity; c. 8%
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Ask HN: Dealing with Our First Hire
1 points by throwaway164023 3y ago|10 comments
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by throwaway164023 3y ago
obviously, the split should be 50 / 50. I'm trying counteract this narrative on hacker news that if you're technical, you're the star of the show. The fact is both the technical and non-technical founders are equally imp
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by throwaway164023 3y ago
as an engineer who actually launched a YC company, I can say that this is not true and prevents engineers from being good cofounders. The fact is, unless you are the 0.1% of engineers who can create truly novel products, our skills are larg
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by throwaway164023 3y ago
Chris is an absolute grifter - I read his book on web 3 and was so underwhelmed by his depth of thought. Better to ignore folks who have no experience in building cutting edge product - he's just a average philosopher turned VC because