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Re:Ask HN: Pitched my startup to a VC, he offered me a job. What shoul... on Thursday March 21, 2019 @01:48PM (#19455194)
He's an experienced VC and I feel like he's very genuine in his offer. But, I really don't understand why he thinks that way. Never in a million years have I imagined myself as a VC.

I feel like he has the experience to tell whether I might make a good VC (and a crappy CEO) and I should take the offer. However that means kissing my startup goodbye...

Re:Ask HN: Pitched my startup to a VC, he offered me a job. What shoul... on Thursday March 21, 2019 @01:41PM (#19455113)
My co-founder and best friend quit his great Facebook job and poured his life into this startup for 4 years. He still believes in what we do and will be devastated if I quit. I'm torn!

Plus, I'm not really sure why this guy thinks I'll make a good VC! What if I hate the job and myself for taking it and letting so many people down?

Ask HN: Pitched my startup to a VC, he offered me a job. What should I do?

Posted by jungle_bells on Thursday March 21, 2019 @01:21PM
from the ask-hn dept.

This was my second time ever pitching to a VC. A week after the pitch the managing partner asked me to grab a coffee with him, we spoke for about an hour, mostly personal stuff, nothing special really. Later in the day, he called me and said point blank: "You suck as a CEO but would make a legendary VC", then he proceeded to tell me that he could give me a job and mentor me, ...He's probably...

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Re:Ask HN: What sparked your interest in programming? on Sunday March 10, 2019 @06:30PM (#19355066)
Video games. (You're welcome, OP's children)
Re:Ask HN: In simple terms, how could AI destroy mankind? on Friday March 08, 2019 @07:47PM (#19343707)
Stuxnet was a well-programmed virus rather than an AI-driven one.