softwarefounder

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by softwarefounder 4y ago
There are many pieces of advice that can be said, but what I would say is this: Don't bottle all of this in; it'll only build resentment. Be humble, speak your mind appropriately and professionally, and after you've done so,
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by softwarefounder 4y ago
My first startup was founded with a non-technical co-founder; they had no vast experience in what we were founding, but was a good salesman. In the end, they were useless, and I walked away from the company. Make sure everything is in writi
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by softwarefounder 4y ago
Thank you for the clarification/reasoning.
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by softwarefounder 4y ago
Some honest feedback. That's a pretty low salary, not made-up for by the lack of equity.
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by softwarefounder 4y ago
Yes to those last couple of lines. I started to pursue a Masters of Divinity, but quickly dropped out as I came to terms that my motivation was primarily to "have the upper-hand" in conversations. (Not to mention I can't set
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by softwarefounder 5y ago
Do you value money more, or "kudos" from the internet more? Somewhere there lies your answer.
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by softwarefounder 5y ago
Be transparent with the company. Tell them what you expected vs. what you got and work it out.
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by softwarefounder 5y ago
Also understand that if the company comes under heat, the VP has "protected" him/herself by trying to reconcile it.
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by softwarefounder 5y ago
Would recommend LLC for a sole-founder, beginning startup. (LLC will _help_ protect your personal liability and being sued directly as an individual). Corporations are needed/good when/if you get investors, and need board members,
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by softwarefounder 5y ago
Sounds like a nightmare if you ever have to go under SOC2.
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by softwarefounder 6y ago
As a startup with 2 engineers, yes, we use Auth0 and love that it handles everything for us at the moment. Especially since we have to handle b2b clients who have their own SSO, etc.
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by softwarefounder 6y ago
"While money corrupts on an individual level, it purifies on an institutional level." Well said.
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by softwarefounder 6y ago
Yes. We're undergoing this now, and it's a very involved process that should not be undermined. We've looked into companies that help with this stuff, and usually it's around 50k to get setup, and a minimum of 20-30k ann
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by softwarefounder 6y ago
Yes. I believe you shouldn't delete tests. After all, one of the best reasons for tests is to be able to refactor code confidently.
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by softwarefounder 6y ago
Yep - the hilarious thing is even the most Agile/Sprint heavy consulting companies usually have to succumb to some Waterfall concept in order to provide an estimate or meet a fixed bid.
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by softwarefounder 6y ago
Look at their track record, or lack thereof. Easy for non-technical co-founders especially to talk big. Also, talk to users or co-founders that worked with them, and under them.
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by softwarefounder 6y ago
Being 1099 and sub-contracting
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by softwarefounder 7y ago
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
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by softwarefounder 7y ago
- JIRA - Figma - GSuite (Business) - SendGrid - JetBrains - Jamf (*Free) - Bitbucket - AWS (hosting infra)
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by softwarefounder 7y ago
Why do you need a co-founder?
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by softwarefounder 7y ago
I've found that it's actually not too uncommon to share pool and percentage details with individuals who are not high up at the startup. By Series B, they should the budget on head counts figured out enough, so I'd consider p
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by softwarefounder 7y ago
they had us in the first half, not gonna lie
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by softwarefounder 8y ago
Would love to read this - is there no way aside from paying for the content? (Can only read the abstract)
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by softwarefounder 8y ago
Anecdotally, will say age doesn't matter, but at least 7+ years of experience across different projects and languages.
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by softwarefounder 8y ago
Your 100% right. Especially in mid to large B2B plays.
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by softwarefounder 8y ago
> The reason I hate ads is because it's a legitimized way of abuse, of hurting other people... Everyone on this thread hates ads, but that's a stretch there bud.
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by softwarefounder 8y ago
Some of this too is learning how to say no , especially regarding time frames. This of course works best when you "can" say no (i.e. multiple clients and other sources of revenue) I have clients right now that I won't be abl
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by softwarefounder 8y ago
Anyone can be replaced. Even if it takes two or three people, they can be replaced.
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by softwarefounder 8y ago
Unless you're communicating all of this with your managers/supervisor/team, this is a fool's errand.
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by softwarefounder 8y ago
Pragmatism and consistency over ideology.

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