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Re:Ask HN: When do you know your startup has failed? by dataker on Friday April 17, 2015 @10:56AM (#9394676)
My experience for failing in a developing country: it might take you to a different industry.

I was the technical founder in the startup and finding a technical job afterward became harder. However, I did get a job in VC and then PE because of my failed experience.

May not be the same experience as coding, but the pay is outrageously good + you get to know awesome people. In the end, you broaden your network to find even more opportunites to found ventures.

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Re:Ask HN: When do you know your startup has failed? by ing33k on Friday April 17, 2015 @02:18PM (#9396145)
Might be too much to ask, but do you mind sharing some details on why it was difficult to find a suitable job in tech ?

Thanks for your insight.

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Re:Ask HN: When do you know your startup has failed? by dataker on Friday April 17, 2015 @05:21PM (#9397255)
If you're just an engineer(no seniority/management required), you'll be fine, but wages are low in my country.

If you wanna be an senior/lead/head engineer, many assume you weren't competent enough to manage the development of a product, even if it wasn't the reason the startup failed.

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