What it's like to work in a SF startup

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Beer4Me

Beer4Me

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One of my cousins works for Snapchat (are they still considered a startup?), then again, she's not a US citizen so I don't think she expects much in terms of benefits and such.
 
Printer Bandit

Printer Bandit

Lifer
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Crusty

Crusty

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Owning a startup is different for sure... especially one invested in by YC.
 
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gdansk

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Vegetarians don’t eat meat. I like vegetarians. I take comfort in the fact that if I am stranded with them in the Atlantic, ethically, I am one step closer to eating them than they are to eating me.
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Crusty

Crusty

Lifer
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Aharami said:
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OP of article actually works for the company Padlet, they were a part of ycombinators(YC) summer 13 batch. Not sure if he was a founder or not, but the article is spot on hitting all the buzzwords.
 
foghorn67

foghorn67

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Jan 3, 2006
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Brilliant article.
I overhead this the other day...
"Oh, are we meeting with Company X on Monday with Fred and Janet?"
"No, just a GoTo." (short for GoTo Meeting, for those who don't know, which can bridge multiple calls or computers).
"Oh okay, we are meeting over the phone?"
"It's just a GoTo."
"Who is presenting?"
"We are just talking over the phone."
"What time does the meeting start?"
"It's not a meeting, it's a GoTo."


ugh.
 
TheGardener

TheGardener

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Archdioceses personally tries out the products that they provide venture capital to. Snap Box was hoot for them.
 
Ns1

Ns1

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foghorn67 said:
Brilliant article.
I overhead this the other day...
"Oh, are we meeting with Company X on Monday with Fred and Janet?"
"No, just a GoTo." (short for GoTo Meeting, for those who don't know, which can bridge multiple calls or computers).
"Oh okay, we are meeting over the phone?"
"It's just a GoTo."
"Who is presenting?"
"We are just talking over the phone."
"What time does the meeting start?"
"It's not a meeting, it's a GoTo."


ugh.
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wow....just wow.
 
Ns1

Ns1

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Greenman said:
It's surprising that with the entire United States to choose from they would select a miserable shit hole like SF to establish a presence.
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Given the median income and real estate price of that city, clearly there are many people who disagree with you.
 
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zoiks

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TridenT said:
That article is amazing and 1000% accurate.
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How would you know? Do you work for a startup in SF?

I currently do and have worked at 2 previously. All the companies that I worked for were pretty lenient and I could work from home or I could commute. I got commute expenses paid with free food, coffee and great pay. My bosses were awesome and I never had any issues. I got great perks for stock and I made a lot of money just by working at a company that was bought out by another.
My current company is just as awesome. The technology is great, the people are great and I work is amazing conditions with hardly any drawback. If I have to leave, I just send out and email and leave. All my company asks is that I complete my projects on time and I do and everyones happy.
 
TridenT

TridenT

Lifer
Sep 4, 2006
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zoiks said:
How would you know? Do you work for a startup in SF?

I currently do and have worked at 2 previously. All the companies that I worked for were pretty lenient and I could work from home or I could commute. I got commute expenses paid with free food, coffee and great pay. My bosses were awesome and I never had any issues. I got great perks for stock and I made a lot of money just by working at a company that was bought out by another.
My current company is just as awesome. The technology is great, the people are great and I work is amazing conditions with hardly any drawback. If I have to leave, I just send out and email and leave. All my company asks is that I complete my projects on time and I do and everyones happy.
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Because I've worked for a startup in the bay area (SJ) and have known many people who do. That article is extremely accurate of MOST startups in the bay area. Not all startups are like that but most are.
 
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stlc8tr

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Jan 5, 2011
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Meh. The writer is trying to be humorous but it's a big fail. Reminder of why comedy is difficult.
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

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Greenman said:
It's surprising that with the entire United States to choose from they would select a miserable shit hole like SF to establish a presence.
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Well, it may not be as nice as Branson, but that's a rather high bar you set.
 
K1052

K1052

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Greenman said:
It's surprising that with the entire United States to choose from they would select a miserable shit hole like SF to establish a presence.
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"miserable shit hole" is subjective depending who's judging the shit.

Anyhoo urban living is now much more attractive to the 20-30s people the industry largely depends on. Even the tech giants in the peninsula had to bow to this and end up bussing 20% of their workforces to and fro. That it's a fertile ground for startups isn't a surprise.
 
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