The Mitochondria in Startups

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Post by nestorp » Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 9:23 AM UTC

The Mitochondria in Startups
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Re: The Mitochondria in Startups

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Post by jprince » Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 3:29 AM UTC

Or, "How to hire people who will slavishly work 100 hours a week for a 40 hour/week wage."

Re: The Mitochondria in Startups

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Post by throwaway_xx9 » Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 3:33 AM UTC

When investors or founders talk about "values", they don't mean the same thing that a normal human being would think.

They mean "doing what I want them to do to make more money."

Let me know if you find that definition in the dictionary.

Re: The Mitochondria in Startups

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Post by dang » Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 6:00 AM UTC

throwaway_xx9 wrote: post #3

When investors or founders talk about "values", they don't mean the same thing that a normal human being would think. They mean "doing what I want them to do to make more money." Let me know if you find that definition in the dictionary.

Sometimes they really do mean it. Not everything is a cynical ploy.

Re: The Mitochondria in Startups

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Post by Devthrowaway80 » Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 7:37 AM UTC

Don't hire people who won't work themselves to death to line a VCs pocket! Hire the poor misguided mitochondria.

Re: The Mitochondria in Startups

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Post by tmptmp » Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 7:44 AM UTC

dang wrote: post #4

throwaway_xx9 wrote: post #3

When investors or founders talk about "values", they don't mean the same thing that a normal human being would think. They mean "doing what I want them to do to make more money." Let me know if you find that definition in the dictionary.

Sometimes they really do mean it. Not everything is a cynical ploy.

by sometimes if you mean anything more than 0.0001% (gut feeling, from the founders I have come across) then I guess you are misleading. In general, the founders and investors are hellbent to make the employees work 100hr/week for 40hr/week equivalent or even lesser of salary.

Re: The Mitochondria in Startups

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Post by tmptmp » Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 2:43 PM UTC

tmptmp wrote: post #6

dang wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sometimes they really do mean it. Not everything is a cynical ploy.

by sometimes if you mean anything more than 0.0001% (gut feeling, from the founders I have come across) then I guess you are misleading. In general, the founders and investors are hellbent to make the employees work 100hr/week for 40hr/week equivalent or even lesser of salary.

For the downvoters: Please provide some evidence in comments to support the downvote. And I guess, they don't have any experience of founders and investers in Asia (China, India) and their exploitative practices. feeling sad.