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Re:“Startup” asks internship applicant to build their app be... by kabouseng on Thursday October 26, 2017 @09:54AM (#15558787)
"with a guaranteed salary starting X months after start"

If you don't have operating capital now, what guarantees can you give that you will have x months later?

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Re:“Startup” asks internship applicant to build their app be... by jstarfish on Thursday October 26, 2017 @02:45PM (#15561786)
You're missing the point; it's not about whether or not they have the capital-- either way, the employee inevitably gets canned right before that maturity date. That's how "probationary periods" are gamed here in the US.
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Re:“Startup” asks internship applicant to build their app be... by fapjacks on Thursday October 26, 2017 @11:38AM (#15559861)
Well, what guarantees that is the "growth hacker" intern they have working on "an interview project" before their phone screening.
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