Re:Optimizely to be acquired by Episerver
by hitekker on Thursday September 03, 2020 @02:15PM
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Wasn't Dan or Pete forced to step down on account of gross incompetence? I recall there being some internal drama about their departure.
Re:Optimizely to be acquired by Episerver
by dsiroker on Thursday September 03, 2020 @02:34PM
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Haha, certainly no drama and no one forced us or even asked us to step down. I wrote a blog post about it: https://link.medium.com/mHgtiQ3bu9
Re:Optimizely to be acquired by Episerver
by askafriend on Thursday September 03, 2020 @05:28PM
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24368516
If you don't mind answering, what's the strategy behind a hiring tactic like the one in the link above? It seems cartoonish and not grounded in reality....
Re:Optimizely to be acquired by Episerver
by dsiroker on Thursday September 03, 2020 @06:54PM
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Sure, I just responded because you asked so nicely. :)
Re:Optimizely to be acquired by Episerver
by askafriend on Friday September 04, 2020 @12:15PM
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Haha sorry for the snark but I really appreciated your follow up! We’re thinking about hiring at our company and your framing was useful to read.
If Dan and Pete were nice guys, they would have take care of the employees that built their company. The employees wouldn't have been millionaires, but they might be able to scrape together a down payment for a house. And not like the mansion that Dan has, just something that would move them out of the fear of rents increasing and losing their jobs.
They used to be nice guys. I don't wish ill towards them, but they do not deserve a good exit with this.