webwright

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by webwright 4y ago
20 or so shops isn't mid-sized, is it? I just moved to Orcas Island in the PNW after living in cities (Seattle, Anchorage) for most of my adult life. I'm near the one town on the island (which is REALLY quiet outside of the 4 warm
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by webwright 5y ago
news.ycombinator.com said "not found"?! :-) Still, pretty darn cool.
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by webwright 8y ago
This was (originally) exactly why we created RescueTime (YC08 - and still growing!). We'd sold a tiny/new startup that we'd created IN ALASKA to a large/overfunded startup (150ppl) in Seattle. We were convinced we were m
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by webwright 8y ago
One thing I've said to acquirers in the past is: "You're a big company that can afford to dedicate a person full-time to this deal for months with no impact to your company's focus and bottom line. We're not. I&#x27
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by webwright 8y ago
This is a pretty ridiculous series of statements, especially if you count YC as a mid-stage startup when he joined (which it was). If you add up all of the successful YC companies since he started leading YC, it's a pretty breathtaking
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by webwright 9y ago
I've been in the Seattle startup scene for ~12 years and haven't ever heard him blamed for "promoting and perpetuating a toxic culture within Moz", so "widely blamed" doesn't seem accurate. I've also
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by webwright 9y ago
It's not a big deal as described in the article. The effort to apply to YC is nominal, not terribly distracting, and probably a good exercise even if you don't get accepted.
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by webwright 9y ago
In Anchorage, Alaska there is a moose roadkill call list you can get on. The authorities will call you (day or night) when a moose is struck. If you're willing to come out and harvest it, it's yours. If not, they move down the lis
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by webwright 9y ago
The ultracheap way to do this is just have a 2min gameplay video where you describe how a turn works.
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by webwright 9y ago
I'd go to LinkedIn (or their About page if they are small enough) and just look at the people. The more diversity you see, the more they are walking the walk. You can also look thru past employees via LinkedIn (might require premium a
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by webwright 9y ago
I'm not remotely an expert, but this data seems way more compelling than anecdotes. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/health/hallucinogenic-mus... https://www.theguardian.com/societ
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by webwright 9y ago
(source: I've twice left my own companies- both companies continued to grow and prosper after I left). Personally, I'd suck it up and get the sale done, working hard to make the price as front-loaded as possible. Depending on the
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by webwright 9y ago
Glowforge ( http://www.glowforge.com ) Seattle, WA (onsite) / Full-time / hiring full-stack web software engineers, product managers, program managers, senior electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, UI/UX design
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by webwright 9y ago
Here's the kind of thing it could accomplish: https://www.recode.net/2017/2/2/14490950/travis-kalanick-ube... If tech workers express collective displeasure about a company, it meaningfully hurts th
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by webwright 9y ago
This isn't true. Google existed and grew (rapidly) for quite a while before they launched Adwords, which they introduced in 2000. Their growth in '99 was pretty meteoric (prompting a $25M investment from KP and Sequoia) before
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by webwright 10y ago
Glowforge ( http://www.glowforge.com ) Seattle, WA (onsite) / Full-time / hiring full-stack web software engineers, senior electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, UI/UX designers and more... We're building
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by webwright 10y ago
Seattle, WA (no remote) / Full-time / hiring full-stack web software engineers, senior electrical engineers, UI/UX designers and more... http://www.glowforge.com We're building a low-cost CNC laser cutter&#x
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by webwright 10y ago
I'd guess more .2 - 1.0 after rounds of dilution, but it depends on when he came on board. The $30B valuation is preferred shares, right? If he sold any before liquidity, it'd be common shares, which is often deeply discounted (
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by webwright 10y ago
"There just doesn't seem to be any practical advantage to using TripleByte over any other recruiter." Except, of course, that the companies who work with TripleByte probably trust them a LOT to provide great/qualified ca
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by webwright 10y ago
Seattle, Onsite (re-location assistance offered) | software engineers / firmware engineers / designers / PMs (full time) Late last year, we (www.glowforge.com) finished the biggest 30-day crowdfunding campaign in history... J
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Bay Area Home Prices by Transit Stop(estately.com)
191 points by webwright 10y ago|86 comments
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by webwright 11y ago
Seattle, Onsite | software engineers / firmware engineers / designers (full time) A few months ago, we (www.glowforge.com) finished the biggest 30-day crowdfunding campaign in history... Just shy of $28M. We're building a low
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by webwright 11y ago
Seattle, Onsite | software engineers / firmware engineers / designers (full time) A few months ago, we (www.glowforge.com) finished the biggest 30-day crowdfunding campaign in history... Just shy of $28M. We're building a low
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by webwright 11y ago
"The dreams I had even six months ago, feeling ever more impossible." Which dreams? Are the people who have achieved dreams like those that much more capable of you? One of my realizations is just how much less important intellig
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by webwright 11y ago
"Either more money, fewer hours for the same money, or some balance between the two." You're probably right that this probably how most people are motivated. I think the OP is talking about high-performing people at technolo
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by webwright 11y ago
"This suggests that there are entire cities, even states, lacking in creative people." It just suggests a migration. Smart/educated/creative people often head to opportunity when they can. Go to any small town and many
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by webwright 11y ago
Seattle, Onsite | software engineers / firmware engineers / designers (full time) A month or so ago, we (www.glowforge.com) finished the biggest 30-day crowdfunding campaign in history... Just shy of $28M. We're building a lo
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by webwright 11y ago
Seattle, Onsite | software engineers / firmware engineers / designers (full time) A month or so ago, we (www.glowforge.com) finished the biggest 30-day crowdfunding campaign in history... Just shy of $28M. We're building a lo
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by webwright 11y ago
Seattle | Software Engineers / Mechanical Engineers / Designers | Full-time | Onsite A week or so ago, we (www.glowforge.com) finished the biggest 30-day crowdfunding campaign in history... Just shy of $28M. We're building a
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Thank HN: We're about to be the biggest crowdfunding campaign ever
6 points by webwright 11y ago|1 comments

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