42Floors (YC W12) Raises $12.3M Led By NEA

Re:42Floors (YC W12) Raises $12.3M Led By NEA by josh2600 on Thursday January 31, 2013 @06:25PM (#5148161)

Look, 42Floors is going to succeed not because their problem domain is the most interesting, or because their code is the prettiest around. The reason 42Floors is going to be successful is because of Jason's hiring practices and the entrepreneurial spirit of the staff.

If you read the hiring alerts that hit HN, the 42Floors are very well written, inspiring and they give a strong feel of the company culture. I admire this business a lot and I can't wait to see what they accomplish.

Keep rocking in the free world, and congratulations on securing additional funding.

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Re:42Floors (YC W12) Raises $12.3M Led By NEA by jaf12duke on Thursday January 31, 2013 @09:41PM (#5148871)

Thank man. It's really appreciated.

We try really hard to make this a wonderful place to work. Of course, all companies try to do that. Why wouldn't they? Our claim is that we try to be specifically good for founders. 7 out of 10 of us code and have started a different company before.

It takes some extra effort to attract and retain people that are talented and experienced enough to start their own company whenever they want.

We're not perfect. It's no Potemkin Village. But we try.

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