vivekpreddy

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by vivekpreddy 6y ago
Remix.com sells transportation software to local municipalities. I believe they have a ton of traction worldwide at this point.
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by vivekpreddy 10y ago
The Breakout List seems to be a better list of "hot startups." It's still VC heavy, but there are a few other companies listed that aren't your traditional VC-backed startup. The companies listed are going after large ma
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Cisco buys tech IPO candidate AppDynamics for $3.7B(cnbc.com)
1 points by vivekpreddy 10y ago|0 comments
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by vivekpreddy 10y ago
I'd look into Berlin and Hamburg. Berlin is changing rapidly with a lot of opportunity and Hamburg is already quite wealthy with a ton of resources available to it.
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by vivekpreddy 10y ago
I'm not the biggest fan of Linkedin, but this strikes me as quite cynical. I've been recruiting internally for a number of good startups and I've used salary transparency to advocate for better offers for prospective candidat
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LinkedIn sues anonymous data scrapers(techcrunch.com)
42 points by vivekpreddy 10y ago|18 comments
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by vivekpreddy 10y ago
I don't mind giving a range, but that results in a tricky situation that isn't always easy to handle. If you give a range of let's say $130k-$150k for a role, candidates' expectations are now set that if they get anythin
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by vivekpreddy 10y ago
Exactly. Good companies understand the value of great employees and I've found these tactics are for companies that penny-pinch and can't/won't budge. No better way to lose out on great talent that to only offer 10% more
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by vivekpreddy 10y ago
I've been recruiting for a few years now, and I've always hated asking how much someone is making currently. Have always found it better to ask "what are your compensation expectations?" Puts the ball in the candidate&#x
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by vivekpreddy 11y ago
I'm a heavy Lyft user, and I only tip when I have a particularly impressive ride (i.e. Driver goes above and beyond to be accommodating or I had a very insightful conversation). There is no expectation to tip, and I have never met a dr
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by vivekpreddy 11y ago
I head up recruiting at the company I work for. The biggest reason I ask this is that I'm worried a candidate's expectations are outside of what our budget is. There really is no other legitimate reason to ask in my opinion. Havin
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by vivekpreddy 11y ago
Entelo - San Francisco (SOMA), CA - Full-time - http://www.entelo.com/ ; we're unfortunately are not hiring remote or part-time at the moment as we're committed to building a strong internal engineering culture at
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by vivekpreddy 11y ago
This seems like a complete copy of Sprig to be honest. The food is only part of the battle though- will they be able to tackle the actual backend logistics? We'll have to wait and see...
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Sprig Raises $45M(techcrunch.com)
4 points by vivekpreddy 11y ago|0 comments
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Best Time to Recruit Salespeople(blog.entelo.com)
1 points by vivekpreddy 11y ago|0 comments
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by vivekpreddy 11y ago
Those statements don't necessarily contradict each other. For example, there are a lot of junior sales development (or business development) reps that have these artificial ceilings put on them where it takes a lot longer to get promot
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A Look Inside Lyft’s Financial Forecast for 2015 and Beyond(techcrunch.com)
1 points by vivekpreddy 12y ago|0 comments
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by vivekpreddy 12y ago
That's a curious statement. I could easily say the only reason Uber had a chance to steamroll anyone was because they've been injected with billions in venture funding...
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by vivekpreddy 12y ago
The problem as with reducing the number of games for any sport always comes down to money. Reducing a season by 62 games for each team is a huge loss in revenues which owners will never go along with, especially owners of the highest grossi
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by vivekpreddy 12y ago
If you're a startup selling to the enterprise, I would highly encourage billing upfront. Collecting cash upfront has huge ramifications for cash flow and how fast you can grow the business. In terms of payment, it really depends on the
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by vivekpreddy 12y ago
Likewise with us. Hypocritical to claim that Linkedin takes anti-competitive practices when Hired.com employs similar tactics. At least Linkedin still allows competitors to have Linkedin profiles.
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by vivekpreddy 12y ago
Yup, we saw this coming years ago, and have taken a number of steps to move away from them and leverage other networks more (Github, Twitter, Crunchbase, AngelList, etc.). If you're interested in chatting about this, shoot me a note.
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by vivekpreddy 12y ago
Two of our best engineers came from Hacker News. I'd be more than happy to chat if you're looking. Drop me a note at vivek@entelo.com!
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San Francisco and L.A. sue Uber(mercurynews.com)
145 points by vivekpreddy 12y ago|185 comments
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Uber API Terms Bar Developers from Working with Competing Services(techcrunch.com)
2 points by vivekpreddy 12y ago|0 comments
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These Solar Roads Could Power The Entire Country(fastcoexist.com)
1 points by vivekpreddy 12y ago|0 comments
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by vivekpreddy 12y ago
In my experience the friendliness permeates the entire company. Lyft (as opposed to Uber) has heavily invested in Customer Service that is absolutely top notch. To my knowledge, this is a quality they actively look for in every hire they ma
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by vivekpreddy 12y ago
Lyft allows you to input the address yourself right after you book a ride. The driver simply has to click on "Navigate" and he/she gets directed by their default maps application. And I've never understood why people get
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by vivekpreddy 12y ago
Had a similar experience with a Lyft driver recently. Thought he simply didn't want to talk, but realized he was deaf shortly after. Decided to navigate him myself and didn't have any issues at all. Glad to see that those less for
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Mixpanel Black Car(mixpanel.com)
2 points by vivekpreddy 12y ago|0 comments

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