lynnetye

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by lynnetye 5y ago
This is a very un-HN-like comment, but... In 2014, I was working at Homejoy (RIP), and started hanging out w/ this guy I sorta knew from college. We were reintroduced at Mission Cliffs, started climbing together ~5-6x a week, and talke
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What startup employees fail to understand about equity(keyvalues.com)
8 points by lynnetye 6y ago|2 comments
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by lynnetye 6y ago
I live in SF but was in New Zealand just 9 days ago. At the time, there were 6 confirmed cases and NZ had already put in place a 14-day self-isolation policy for travelers. Seeing how things _could_ be handled (and watching the U.S. from af
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by lynnetye 7y ago
No worries! I'm sorry to hear you were laid off, but am glad you aren't taking it personally and understand the reasoning behind what was certainly a difficult and painful decision. There's a lot of uncertainty right now –– f
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by lynnetye 7y ago
I'm the founder of Key Values, which helps software engineers find teams that share their values. Not only do I live in the Bay Area and have many founder friends, but it is also my full-time job to connect tech startups that are hirin
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by lynnetye 7y ago
If socializing feels uncomfortable at first, but rewarding after, then it sounds like it's a good thing to "force" yourself to do. But if you're doing it just because you think you're supposed to and it actually isn
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by lynnetye 7y ago
I didn't read the book the OP quotes, but it rings true to me on many levels. While happiness doesn't guarantee success, it sure has hell makes it easier to work hard! The darkest year of my life was sophomore year in college. I w
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by lynnetye 7y ago
Aw shucks, thanks for saying so! :) And if by regular you mean once a year, your wish may very well come true...
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A 70-year-old's secret to a full and happy life(keyvalues.com)
219 points by lynnetye 7y ago|168 comments
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by lynnetye 7y ago
I loved this article and just want to thank Dan and Scott for all that they do. I appreciate how moderating a forum like HN leads to deep introspection about what triggers us. "This seemingly trivial stuff, about people getting mad at
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by lynnetye 7y ago
Lots of great advice here already (especially #1 and #4 from @csa), so I'll only add two things: 1. A good exercise for you and your wife: take turns expressing how you each feel and why you feel that way to one another. Then, take tur
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by lynnetye 7y ago
I was just talking to the team at Airtable this morning about whiteboard interviews... and how they aren't binary. Companies use whiteboards in their interviews to varying degrees, and it's not always to answer algorithms or quest
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by lynnetye 7y ago
You are spot on, my friend. These are the tough questions I've been asking myself every day for the last few weeks, and I'm still trying to answer them! I've had two people/friends do a bit of contract work for me (a few
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by lynnetye 7y ago
(I know this is kind of "not allowed" on HN, but... <3)
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by lynnetye 7y ago
1. I think only ~1/150 companies I talk to are actively hiring part-time engineers, so it's unlikely I'll add this category any time soon... if ever. (Sorry!) 2. A lot of people don't trust employers, but in reality, hir
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by lynnetye 7y ago
Every company summarizes their engineering interview process in their profile. You’ll find it in the right-hand side panel.
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by lynnetye 7y ago
Companies pay a yearly subscription fee for content creation and listing their profile on Key Values. I never charge software engineers and I don't charge companies any placement fees for the engineers they hire through Key Values. Hav
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by lynnetye 7y ago
^^^ This. Key Values is not valuable because of its code. In fact, it's a simple static site that I could rebuild in a couple of days if I wanted to. I meet a lot of technical founders who love coding and avoid doing everything else. T
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by lynnetye 7y ago
I didn't realize you already did $27k this month! That is tremendous and you're only just getting started! GO BEN.
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by lynnetye 7y ago
Yes, I spend a good amount of time doing marketing and sales, but I also spend a lot of time working w/ each engineering team, helping them to articulate and express their values. Culture is really hard to pinpoint. Companies (and espe
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by lynnetye 7y ago
Key Values ( https://www.keyvalues.com ) is a one-woman show (oh hi!). I started Key Values as a side project two years ago, but it quickly turned into my full-time passion and business. I'm doing ~$30k/month and it&#x27
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by lynnetye 8y ago
One place to start is by narrowing your search to companies that are: 1. Public Benefit Corporations ("A Delaware public benefit corporation (PBC) is a for-profit corporation intended to produce a public benefit and operate in a respon
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by lynnetye 8y ago
In reverse order: 2. Yup! Companies are limited to choosing 8 values. They're also forced to rank them in order of importance. As you can see, not all companies select Impressive Team Members. 1. Pretty much every other job board &#x2F
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Highest number of matches and the ranking of those matches. For example, if you select values A and B, a company that lists A as #1 and B as #2 will show up before a company that lists A as #7 and B as #8. Sorry, I'm not sure I underst
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Not yet, but I will! There are a lot of features to add once there are more companies on the site. As a team of one, it's all about #prioritization :P
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by lynnetye 8y ago
There are 45 values to choose from and teams select (and rank) the 8 that best describe their engineering culture. I then work closely w/ them to qualify them (aka cut the fluff, answer tough questions, and "prove" it).
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I'm using OR logic until I have enough companies for AND logic to provide a good user experience. I'm looking forward for that day to come, too, trust me! If you select multiple values, the results will be ordered by number of mat
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Yes of course! It'll happen once there are more companies on the site. For now, Ctrl + F works great on the homepage :P
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Oh, and depending on the company and their product/service, I'd also look at their other social media accounts. For example, some have active Instagram and/or YouTube accounts which can be incredibly insightful. Ps. One lesso
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by lynnetye 8y ago
If you're a software engineer (or will work closely w/ engineers), I built Key Values ( https://www.keyvalues.com ) to help w/ this. Before building KV though, my research process included looking for and reading: -

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