How I lost 160lbs after selling my company to Atlassian • Hacker News Board

Re: How I lost 160lbs after selling my company to Atlassian

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Post by anothergoogler » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 4:56 PM UTC

freeopinion wrote: post #19

hellounicorn wrote: post #13

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Two things, an impressive resume and nice sum of money. As a recent grad it would look awful if I left this "hot startup" a few months after graduating. Secondly, I would be walking away for several hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity. IDK if this is considered insane, but $100-$250 grand is a really big deal for someone with student debt.

How many years of 12-hour days will it take to realize your $250K? If you were working 9-5 and I offered you a night job for 4 hours a day, would you take it? If I promised you $200K if you did the night job for two years, would you take it? If you got $0 if you quit before the two years was up, would you take it? I can pull out of the deal at any time in the next two years. I know a guy who scrubs toilets from 4am-8…

Your second paragraph is one of the sharpest and most original insights I've read on HN in the ten years I've been here. That is a fantastic analogy for vesting cliffs.

Re: How I lost 160lbs after selling my company to Atlassian

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Post by emperorcezar » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 5:48 PM UTC

> At Matter, I’m building a team that shares the same work and lifestyle ethics that I do. This means that we begin our day at 9am, work normal business hours (with a break for a walk when we need it!), then head home between 5pm and 6pm to recharge.

I know not hiring night owls was mentioned, but I feel like this isn't the way to go. Even in startups one can make a ton of the communication async.

I know that my mind doesn't work 9-5, it's much more chunked and a good bit of that late. If I try to force it, I end up working in the evening to make up for low productivity.

Re: How I lost 160lbs after selling my company to Atlassian

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Post by nunez » Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 3:14 AM UTC

hellounicorn wrote: post #14

autotune wrote: post #6

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Would you say Glassdoor reviews are accurate about that work life balance? Just want to know so I can continue avoiding these types of places.

no, that site is a corporate trick

there are nuggets of truth on glassdoor; sort in reverse and read the 2-3 star comments.

It's very hard to find an honest 4-5 star review and the 1-star reviews are usually from people with very personal/specific issues with the company

i wouldn't trust the salary bands, however