swedonym

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by swedonym 1y ago
I'm not usually one for soapbox moments, but this matters. The future of innovation depends on new ideas from new players, not just whatever suits a few giant corporations.
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by swedonym 1y ago
This post is an engineer’s guide (in plain English and a bit of math) to the startup metrics that VCs and founders obsess over. We’ll cover the essentials: how fast you’re growing, whether users stick around, how long your cash will last, a
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by swedonym 1y ago
Thanks for the kind words! Would love to read your piece too if you want to link.
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I Almost Left My VC Job for a Hot AI Startup(swe2vc.com)
3 points by swedonym 1y ago|4 comments
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by swedonym 1y ago
I recently found myself this close to trading in my role at the firm for an early seat on a shiny pre-Series A Sequoia-backed AI startup in the consumer space. The opportunity seemed like a rocketship - exciting tech, star investors, that i
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by swedonym 1y ago
Google is an interesting example. I'd say brand awareness and being the default entry point to information is probably their strongest "moat" for search. I'd argue that this moat is being eroded in the form of competitio
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Are there moats in software anymore?(swe2vc.com)
3 points by swedonym 1y ago|3 comments
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by swedonym 1y ago
We’re in an era where spinning up a new app is easier than ever. With AI-assisted coding, no-code tools, and cloud infra, the barriers are down. If your moat is “we write complex code,” there’s an AI and ten hungry devs who can match you by
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Finding Leverage in the Age of AI(swe2vc.com)
2 points by swedonym 1y ago|1 comments
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by swedonym 1y ago
Leverage is earned. It doesn’t come from being early to a trend. It comes from going deep where others are shallow. Look for the boring edge cases. Listen for the expensive mistakes. And build tools that compound - not just scale.
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Differentiating in VC(swe2vc.com)
2 points by swedonym 2y ago|0 comments
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Differentiating as a SWE in VC(swe2vc.com)
2 points by swedonym 2y ago|0 comments
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Competition in Venture Capital(swe2vc.com)
6 points by swedonym 2y ago|0 comments
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by swedonym 2y ago
> I wouldn't expect a small VC company to have that may engineers let alone an engineering culture, if they didn't they better be paying you hundreds of thousands to define one, especially since I'm assuming that you seem
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First Month as a SWE at a VC(swe2vc.com)
1 points by swedonym 2y ago|3 comments
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by swedonym 2y ago
It depends what you want to get out of the role. I don't think hustle culture alone is enough if there are no results in personal growth, mission, or economic growth. One of these factors must be exceptional to justify the unbalanced l
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by swedonym 2y ago
This kind of work really favors work life integration. If work is your top priority, and you can put in absurd hours / shirk other responsibilities, this type of job might be for you.
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First Week as a SWE at a VC(swe2vc.com)
6 points by swedonym 2y ago|7 comments
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by swedonym 2y ago
If you don't think your current startup will scale and achieve escape velocity, and you don't see a path to that or have the energy to take it there, it's time to move on. Thinking about the long game, if you want to raise VC
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by swedonym 2y ago
Huge fan of dotenv, excited to try this out!
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by swedonym 2y ago
I 100% agree with this. Big tech jobs, or those at medium sized firms, are easy to coast in. I've heard that at some FAANG companies Senior SWE can be viewed as a terminal level and it's totally acceptable to have a flat career tr
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Searching for Outliers in VC(swe2vc.com)
2 points by swedonym 2y ago|0 comments
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by swedonym 2y ago
Wow, thoroughly entertaining (though slightly deranged) read. Did not expect to see a RA Salvatore reference in this, that brought me back.
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by swedonym 2y ago
I'm not sure we can solely blame VC incentives here. There are many edtech companies that are doing well with VC funding / incentives (Coursera, Duolingo, Goalsetter to name a few). As far as I know, the majority of these companie
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Compensation at Big Tech, Startups, and VCs(swe2vc.com)
3 points by swedonym 2y ago|0 comments