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A comment on Ask HN: Leaving company to go freelance, what to ask for in a reference letter?.

Re:Ask HN: Leaving company to go freelance, what to ask for ... by i_have_an_idea on Thursday July 20, 2023 @08:42AM (#36799638)
This is an employee's mindset.

Your future customers don't care about references written by your former boss.

They may care about testimonials from other customers.

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Re:Ask HN: Leaving company to go freelance, what to ask for ... by MaxPengwing on Thursday July 20, 2023 @12:23PM (#36802837)
Yes, I agree. But if things go south with starting up. Failure is a possibility, it's good to have something in your back pocket no?
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