Re:Vote up if you're rejected but will still proceed
by philc on Tuesday April 10, 2007 @11:46PM
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I don't think you'd join something like Xobni and also do a startup on the side; Matt didn't mean that. The point of joining a startup this early is that it becomes your startup. Same concept as finding someone who's already tackling the same problem you were planning to, and joining up.
"Job opportunities" usually give Benefits and Work-life Balance. Xobni would give you (hopefully) lucrative equity and the sprint-or-die startup pace that most people here are looking for (along with the rewards that come with it).
Re:Vote up if you're rejected but will still proceed
by vlad on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @12:06AM
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Oh. The "send resumes" part made me think they were posting a job ad, in a thread where 30 members voted to "proceed with their startup anyway."
Re:Vote up if you're rejected but will still proceed
by dhouston on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @12:15AM
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they are looking for employees :P but it would be a much better learning experience than a typical job; you'd be joining early enough that you'd be with the company basically from the beginning and would have much more of an opportunity to take on serious responsibility and make a significant impact (that, and much more equity than later employees :P)
Re:Vote up if you're rejected but will still proceed
by vlad on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @12:23AM
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Definitely! It's a great job opportunity and you guys are great! I was just wondering why a job ad was posted here. :P
Re:Vote up if you're rejected but will still proceed
by brezina on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @04:16AM
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We definitely want entrepreneurial hackers on our team. I often say entire aspects of our company are tableau rosa. There is fertile ground for innovation and creativity not found in big companies. I guess we are hiring employees, but I've not once used that word.
Ask Craig Silverstein if he has regretted being Google's third guy.
That is probably a great job opportunity, but not the same as starting up your own business. A lot of companies (like Xobni) take years to get up and running, and that's doing it full-time. How can somebody expect to do a startup while working 40 hours a week for somebody else without putting in the full-time hours?
Finally, I don't know if you want to hire people who have entrepreneurship in the back of their mind, 24/7. What do you think? Or, do you think it would be good to have entrepreneurial minded employees? Thanks!