Re:How we built a $1M ARR SaaS startup
by 1123581321 on Monday October 05, 2020 @07:21PM
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They either didn’t know how to, or didn’t have time to, train for the tone they wanted. So they passed on everyone who didn’t write the way they were looking for out of the gate. It is common at new companies, consciously or not. Just explaining, not defending or accusing.
It’s not just the generic intro, but also the copy paste template email that follows. If you don’t have time to spend even 30 seconds researching the company before applying, we just aren’t the right fit for you. The first hires at an early stage startup are so important.
Re:How we built a $1M ARR SaaS startup
by as_keyof_typeof on Monday October 05, 2020 @07:20PM
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I interviewed with them this summer and they did then and continue to come off really snarky. Glad I took something else
> Within the first week, we had over 100 applicants for our content manager position. We easily passed on 90% of applications that:
>Opened with something like: “Dear Hiring Manager” or “Dear Sir/Madam”
am i taking crazy pills? why would you pass on someone just for that?