RichardDL

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by RichardDL 2y ago
I know, dumb mistake. We were blinded by the logos "experience". Turns out the guy hasn't really done much execution in the last decade.
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Ask HN: late co-founder underperforming
3 points by RichardDL 2y ago|4 comments
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by RichardDL 2y ago
I especially like the point number 4. A lot of our plan would be hinging on him. And if things go wrong, it would be super painful and difficult to recover. He wants to be a lead investor too. He just wants to be more than just an angel inv
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by RichardDL 2y ago
Yep, you are right, we are hoping that he would bring someone in to replace him afterwards. Or at least help us find someone. And with equity he would be invested into making this a success
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by RichardDL 2y ago
Great points, thank you very much!
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by RichardDL 2y ago
That's a great way to put it. It makes a lot of sense. Exactly what you said there must be an incentive for him to do the work and we need a way to measure it. Thank you very much for the insights! This is super helpful. I'm not
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by RichardDL 2y ago
you are right, getting to the bottom of his intentions/motivations is crucial here.
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by RichardDL 2y ago
Yep, we were thinking the same thing. vesting period. Also need to think about what happens afterwards. does he have a seat on the board, how actively is he involved, any expectations etc
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by RichardDL 2y ago
Those are great points to consider. What happens afterwards. Thank you To give more context, we have a product with few paying customers, 1k MMR. We have been building for 1 year now. Far from product market fit. The sales have been a lot s
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Ask HN: Potential investor wants to partner for equity
7 points by RichardDL 2y ago|16 comments
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by RichardDL 2y ago
Thank you for asking. We can't pay salaries and he has a lot of industry experience, seemed like a smart, go getter that said all the right things during the interviews. My delivery wasn't the best, you are right
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Ask HN: How do you set targets and manage consequences with a new Co-founder
2 points by RichardDL 2y ago|2 comments
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by RichardDL 2y ago
Auto complete in programming has been a massive improvement. I use gpt for idea bouncing. Article correction. I have been using AI to pre screen job candidates. It handles the first interviews so I can give more people a chance and avoid wa
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by RichardDL 3y ago
Termination clauses - we haven't considered those yet. Sounds like a sensitive topic. Any advice on how to approach it? How do put targets in a partnership contract? And is it fair to add something like that, putting expectations like
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by RichardDL 3y ago
On paper, he does, from multinational corporations. I don't think it's his happy place. he seems better at business development and project management side.
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by RichardDL 3y ago
Pretty "standard things" like non-compete clauses which would not allow me to do anything in the HR AI industry for the next year and the product would belong to the Company so I would not be able to just leave and find someone el
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Ask HN: Should I sign partnership agreement if I have doubts about co-founder?
2 points by RichardDL 3y ago|9 comments
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Show HN: AI recruiter for pre-screening candidates(chattyhiring.com)
4 points by RichardDL 3y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: ChattySurvey – a new way to discover PMF(chattysurvey.com)
2 points by RichardDL 3y ago|0 comments
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by RichardDL 3y ago
Hey! thanks for checking, much appreciated. Yep, it's really for qualitative information, open ended questions. The questions are not very different, there are extensive objectives set to keep it on the topic. It really talks to you l
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Show HN: ChattySurvey – Super easy AI powered conversational surveys(chattysurvey.com)
3 points by RichardDL 3y ago|2 comments
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ChattySurvey – Super easy AI powered conversational surveys(chattysurvey.com)
2 points by RichardDL 3y ago|2 comments
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by RichardDL 3y ago
My name is Richard D'Lonesteen I'm the CTO of ChattySurvey. This is the 6th startup idea I'm working on in the last 12 months. In a way, it was born because of the pain of doing MOM tests and understanding how tricky it can b
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by RichardDL 3y ago
I like it! gave me some interesting answers. They are very serious doh! This is just for fun right?
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by RichardDL 4y ago
love the idea! great for inspiration and it's nice to see in one picture what you can get for a set amount of $$.
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by RichardDL 4y ago
hehe I like the name! :) Why there is a search only per company? I like the design too. Simple and easy to navigate.
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by RichardDL 4y ago
I ran a test and the feedback score was 1 after answering all the questions. Not sure how to change that. Also in the future I guess you will have to work with the person right? have some sort of connection? as right now I left a comment o
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by RichardDL 4y ago
Great looking site! It took less than a minute to create a first form. Very intuitive. Just the 'Submit' button on the form create page was a bit confusing as it didn't do anything. Good job!