anmol

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by anmol 2y ago
this article is missing the picture. Yes the candidate engineer / salesperson / marketer is motivated by money. But of all the things they could work on, why this team, problem or company? Many jobs will pay similar money. Some ve
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by anmol 4y ago
Good comments overall. One insight here is to put yourself in their shoes to understand how to negotiate the best outcome. Most people don't rationalize themselves as mean or psychotic - there is probably some rationalizing behind the
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Dear Founders, the Skills You Need to Win Start in Your Head(medium.com)
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by anmol 12y ago
This is awesome. Estonia could have a shot at becoming the "Delaware" for non-US entrepreneurs, esp EU, i.e. have all the high-growth companies incorporate because of clear, friendly startup support infrastructure and laws.
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by anmol 12y ago
Plug: I'm one of the founders of Ginger.io, the healthcare company Larry, Sergey & Vinod mention. We're doing some really interesting things in healthcare and sensor data-- deploying across a varity of healthcare systems and
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by anmol 12y ago
For anyone from Lyft-- you need a loyalty program for all of us that spend hundreds of $s a month :)
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by anmol 12y ago
With any advanced technology product, production volume plays a big role in making the underlying tech commodity and gradually dropping price per unit. F22's would be a lot cheaper to make (than today) if everyone had one in their back
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by anmol 13y ago
For someone not willing to sell all their hardware, the alternative would be to flash all drives with fresh OSX / Windows, and then recover from the cloud at your destination.
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by anmol 13y ago
Wow, great marketing for goldman sachs. Another reason for software engineers to stay away from these large ibanks.
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by anmol 13y ago
Maybe now we can all just give them tablets with root access, intentionally designed to be "hacked". Even better, give them Raspberry Pis' and let them code what they need to get to Facebook and every other site. 5-10x cheape
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by anmol 13y ago
Related to #3, while your users aren't reading TC, your potential competitors most likely are... So pick your forum based on the audience. On the flip side, TC gets syndicated widely, and is very helpful for technical hiring.
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by anmol 13y ago
A few pointers on this: * For most 100 person+ tech companies in SF/Boston/NY, there most likely will be salary bands for different roles and levels. You can get this information on glassdoor and other sites. * The waters get tricky with se
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by anmol 13y ago
I've been eagerly waiting to use this, but apparently it only works with CA employees.. :(
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by anmol 13y ago
I'm NOT an advocate of even (50/50 or 33/33/33) equity splits precisely because of point #2 (Commitment) in the original article. Almost every startup I've ever seen or been involved with, there have been different levels of commitment ear
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by anmol 13y ago
I wish there was a way this information could be used to update thefunded.com (assuming they're consistent)
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by anmol 13y ago
You are right about responsible spending numbers. Tech workers making $80k-ish in SF can't really afford to live in the Mission, SoMa, South Beach etc. WITHOUT roommates. There just aren't any 1-beds for less than $2500 - $3000 in the Missi
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by anmol 14y ago
oh my. this has the potential to be soo great.
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by anmol 14y ago
I don't care how ridiculous it looks. If it solves the red-eye and airport sleeping problem for the rest of us, its worth it.
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by anmol 14y ago
Showing them "everyone else's salary in our company" is a pretty strong approach. How well has this worked out? Curious. (Note: founders should still keep total comp #s fair for everyone, but there's a difference between that and revealing
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by anmol 14y ago
This post completely ignores VC-startup fit, fund size, investment strategy and other factors. There are many different kinds of (institutional) VCs. A firm with a $100MM active fund invest very differently than A16Z with a > $1 B avail
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by anmol 14y ago
curious to learn why you say this?
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by anmol 14y ago
Is any of this different because the person in context is a business role? In my personal experience, smaller, tech-heavy focus startups are quick to make an offer for technical candidates. However business roles take much longer, partly b
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by anmol 14y ago
For everyone claiming Oscar has a technology advantage, an expert committee led by Hugh Herr (world leader in bio-mechatronics)[1,2] across scientists from 6 universities, proved in 2008 that Oscar did NOT have any advantage. This has been
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by anmol 14y ago
Governance in India consists of terrible mismanagement and obscene corruption. The country's growth has been driven by the private sector and privatization. Its so entrenched in the billion person economy, there simply seems to be no way fo
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by anmol 14y ago
Really bad governance. All the development and growth you hear about is driven by capitalism, private sector growth, and privatization of energy, telecommunication and other traditional government strongholds. The country is held back by pu
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by anmol 14y ago
my point was I know tons of I+C engineers waiting for 5+ years for their GC via EB2 or EB3, so that they can eventually do a startup.
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by anmol 14y ago
Great points, except that the E2 visas ONLY apply to treaty countries, which excludes India and China. Ironically, I + C are the biggest source of skilled tech labor, as evidenced by the 5+ year EB2/EB3 waiting period.
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by anmol 14y ago
Does anyone else have experience with using full-service outsourced HR? Even with an accountant and a good law firm, its amazing how complex HR can be, given all the nuances of payroll, benefits, contractors, etc.
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by anmol 14y ago
Soak up every bit of venture hacks. Then read brad book called venture deals.
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by anmol 14y ago
Aargh-- first of all, why don't you have vesting in place? what were you thinking being irresponsible? Solution given the circumstances-- if you have any doubts, he has to go. It would be best to have a frank conversation, explain your reas

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