Re:When should I disclose my hacking convictions?
by MalcolmDiggs on Thursday June 19, 2014 @02:00AM
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Right on, thank you for the thoughtful reply. Much appreciated.
Re:When should I disclose my hacking convictions?
by ig1 on Thursday June 19, 2014 @10:00AM
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It's not uncommon for a VC to want to spend at least some time with the wider team, although it's unlikely they'd do any kind of background check on non-key employees.
That said there's some kinds of startups where investors may use extra caution (i.e. bitcoin startups) when doing due diligence.
I don't know why you'd disclose this without first being asked. If they don't ask, it isn't because they don't want to know, it's simply because it isn't in their decision calculus. I would not inject it into their decision calculus, in the same fashion as I wouldn't say "Don't have great reasons to not hire me? I can think of three!"
Your recent potential employer has a curious understanding f how much VCs notice non-founder employees, to my understanding. Feel free to check that with people who do this for a living, but I'd bet on most VCs being unable to name non-founder non-management employees, to say nothing of running background checks on them.