throwaway4921

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by throwaway4921 16y ago
Decent share (10-15 range, pre-dilution). Higher than an employee would usually get, and enough that if the company has a decent exit, I'd cash out well. I don't know how many points he's keeping for himself and how many he's allocated to o
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by throwaway4921 16y ago
Thanks. I gotta say that the drop in my motivation was gradual. I posted this above: the first 18 months were great. A lot of coding and I had a hell of a good time. When we hit a panic point the CEO made a decision that I thought was bad,
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by throwaway4921 16y ago
Good point. I've never worked in a truly large company before. For me, 100 is "large". Most people probably call that medium-size. I have nothing against working for a funded startup at this point.
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by throwaway4921 16y ago
2-4 status checks a day, and you have not launched? That is dysfunctional. Thank you. It's a bit much. I've observed that it leads to the micromanagement death spiral: status checking leads to low productivity leads to a further sense (on
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by throwaway4921 16y ago
you don't ask to be treated differently, you demonstrate that you're worth being treated differently. an attitude like "its not my fault, i'm just a developer" isn't helping. Damn right. A kick in the pants for which I thank you. CEO said
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by throwaway4921 16y ago
I did. Not in a "here's why you're wrong" confrontational manner, nor with lines in the sand, but I did raise many of the issues. It got me nowhere. I don't think I'm an alpha male, though I wouldn't step as far as "not worth keeping". I ma
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by throwaway4921 16y ago
Wow. Thanks for the criticism. (No, I'm not being sarcastic. One of the great things about the Internet is that people say what they honestly think.) I have settled into "just a developer" mindset, because every time I raise issues, I lose.
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by throwaway4921 16y ago
> Edit: And if you're an Android or iPhone developer who's interested in education and games and lives in the bay area, forget everything I just said. Your company is beyond help and you should come work with us ;-) Who is "us"? I'm in
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by throwaway4921 16y ago
From the way it sounds, you were never treated as a cofounder On a personal level, I like our CEO a lot. He's really smart and one hell of a great guy but he wants to hold the power/control in his hands as much as possible-- a "benevolent
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by throwaway4921 16y ago
I could definitely do this if the startup job could pay me full salary. Alas, I'm in New York and would not leave the city lightly: family and friends. It'd have to be a dream job for me to consider moving, and with the rocky career I've ha
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Ask HN: I'm considering leaving a startup to look for big-company jobs (really).
102 points by throwaway4921 16y ago|67 comments