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IMO, the proposed 5/5 compensation is a bit high. If I understand correctly, he's essentially asking for approx $1.2M total comp package for raising $4M. I'd suggest 2.5% and 2.5%,…

Sorry to hear that you're going through this. I work with other students/recent grads going through the same thing. A few suggestions: 1) To echo some of the other comments here, g…

I used to work in VC and have dealth with university commercialization/IP offices. 1) If it's serious, you need to lawyer up. It might not be now but if you can get some investors …

Location: Toronto, Canada Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: N/A Website: www.divepod.to Email: frank@divepod.to I'm building out a new comp sci education program ba…

From my experience and talking to other founders/engineers ... 1) It's good to analyze what's the source of the burn-out. In many instances, it's not exactly exhaustion per se, but…

I work with students and junior engs. Personally, I'd avoid using AI tools for learning atm. 1) As a learning path planning tool, I find LLM tools are very good at creating learnin…

It seems like the cashflow situation will rule out some options, at least for the moment, like boostrapping etc. Contracting could be a temporary option, esp for US companies that …

From your comments, it seems like there's a lot of internal and external issues you're dealing with. Internally, your sense of self worth is very much tied to your compensation/wea…

Often solo-founders build very niche apps/SaaS which they already have a personal network for or can target smaller platforms and business networks for marketing/distribution. You …

If you haven't already, check out the HTMX community [1]. I think there's some recognition that a lot of SPAs didn't need to be SPAs in the first place. At the end of the day, you'…

Generally, less classrooms/traditional schooling, and more exposure to the real world. Taking more time to meet people and expand the social horizons. I feel like I just didn't kno…

It's an interesting conundrum, where everyone knows the system is bs but no one wants to take the first step. Hypothetically, some possible scenarios: 1) An external event, like a …

I think this is the lack of accountability that I find frustrating in the education system. If the student gets a bad experience, they are always blamed first and the role of the t…

I agree with your general assessment, but not sure if the blame could be placed on employers mostly/entirely. They're also limited by bounded rationality and cannot (or should not)…

This is an interesting question. I work with students (older teens/young adults) and they are dealing with similar issues. It seems like the world's expectations shifted very quick…

Sorry to hear that. This info does make it easier to rule out some options. As a hiring manager, I'm usually not looking for a specific skillset from recent grads, but whether they…

If your financial situation allows it, I'd recommend you take some time off to recharge and reflect on what you'd want to do next. You've likely come off the hamster wheel, so to s…

This. For me, it was a few students/junior folks I know mentioned that they posted on here and reddit, but got no responses. So now I make an effort to comment/respond to new posts…

I agree. Imo, #2 is becoming more of an emphasis over time. Teacher don't have much time/energy to pursue #1. Eventually, most of them stop caring and rely on testing metrics becau…

I run a program for high schoolers to emphasize this skill. However, the entire K-University pipeline is designed around credentialism. Ie. do whatever you need to, cram/cheat/regu…

I'm glad you made the commitment to change something in your life. Your previous job, and perhaps the way you approached it, was obviously not healthy. 1) The degree anxiety is und…

I second this. If you're trying to signal just on "I can code", then there will be fewer differentiating factors between you and younger people. Typically, I don't think of softwar…

I work with students (older teens/early 20s) and I understand the feeling of fear/despair. The reality is there are things you can't change and you should focus on those that you c…

That's pretty normal. The culture in the Bay area is quite unique in the early suppression of any "common"/status-quo sense. So even silly/"stupid" ideas are entertained. If you're…

The route they use is pretty good for indoor runs when the weather or slush/ice gets bad. Mix of stairs + flat stretches. The only downside is that parts of the route are gated by …