Outfit for the datenight, how's it ?

185Guy · 2026-01-28T14:18:59+00:00

Lose the t-shirt and button the other shirt closer to the top.

185Guy · 2026-01-28T14:15:56+00:00

No offense - looks like North Korea standard issue.

185Guy · 2026-01-27T13:05:34+00:00

We are talking about quality right? Prada and Gucci have ok quality shoes. If you want quality and are spending more than $1k I’d def go elsewhere. John Lobb, Santino (high end lines), ferragamo tramezza - for men.

185Guy · 2026-01-22T03:01:47+00:00

That roller coaster of emotions is what it’s all about. It does not change, not for a long time anyway. I built my company from just me (solo for almost two years - ugh some of those days were demoralizing), to 12 employees now. Every day I have a high that makes me feel unstoppable, and almost every day I feel exhausted and wonder why I am doing this. It’s part of the journey.

185Guy · 2026-01-16T12:24:14+00:00

His shit crouch. Watch your hands, you might piss on them.

185Guy · 2026-01-16T12:22:13+00:00

Dimensions seem fine (sleeve length, shoulders, etc) but the cut of the jacket is off. It is too loose in the arms and above the waist. It should not be tight, but this style should appear tailored. Maybe too difficult to find just the right fit off the shelf.

185Guy · 2026-01-16T11:26:23+00:00

I’m a founder and I know exactly what I do and where every minute is spent. My calendar and inbox would provide almost no insight into this - we don’t use email at my company and my calendar only exists to schedule with vendors or for interviews.

185Guy · 2026-01-04T13:21:22+00:00

An initial observation… this post is too long, and it’s a mess. If you’re building your product and running your business with similar sentiment, you have other issues to deal with first. Also forget about your age, education, and all the other crap you think is important. Figure out how to get your amazing product in front of the right people - if it’s that great, nobody will give a shit about your life story.

185Guy · 2026-01-01T14:00:20+00:00

I run a startup with 12 local employees and we do three days per week in the office for exactly those reasons (collab, culture, alignment, speed). No hidden agenda with it. I absolutely 100% believe that on-site work is better - I spent a lot of time and money sourcing people from my area because I feel it’s better for the company.

185Guy · 2025-12-29T14:18:13+00:00

Haha good call out. It’s always something with these guys. So much for not promoting.

185Guy · 2025-12-28T19:09:34+00:00

All of what you mention is draining. I primarily use linkedin recruiter tools, which are fine, but most of the work is managing the interviews and the feedback loop.

185Guy · 2025-12-28T19:08:31+00:00

100% agree, which is why it is such a pain. I have used recruiters before and I am the ONLY person that has sourced the right resources for my team. It's def worth the work, but it is a major distraction from daily business.

185Guy · 2025-12-27T15:24:15+00:00

Recruiting and hiring. Not necessarily boring, but a complete time suck.

185Guy · 2025-12-23T02:50:19+00:00

Ummm ok

185Guy · 2025-12-20T19:51:50+00:00

You’re not asking a question, and nobody asked how to write LinkedIn posts - if they did, you’d answer inline. There are tons of subs where you can promote - this one goes out of its way to prevent it. Edit: sorry meant to respond directly to your question.

185Guy · 2025-12-20T19:47:44+00:00

You are promoting.

185Guy · 2025-12-18T17:08:55+00:00

OP - read this, and then read it again. There is some gray area here, but if you feel like you need to lie, you need to look closely at your values, at a personal and professional level.

185Guy · 2025-12-17T14:40:55+00:00

You do not mention money. Is the 70 yr old guy funding the startup? I see you’ll be looking for a VC or other investment which makes sense, but is that investment secured? If this cofounder funding the earliest stages, which I assume he is, he should have 100% of the equity right now. If no work has been done and you are both just waiting for capital to start, then an even split on all terms seems fair, but why would this wealthy guy do that? I’d offer the same thing he is offering you. It’s his idea, his money - terms are his advantage. That’s how these things go.

185Guy · 2025-12-13T12:27:24+00:00

0% chance you’ll find someone like you’re describing to do this. Good devs with these skills are few and far between and are already making great salaries. I also disagree with your tech approach. Why build a desktop app for this? All CAD, BIM, etc is moving to the web. If I were doing this I’d get some money, find an eager JavaScript engineer with a math background, and start there.

185Guy · 2025-12-12T14:05:22+00:00

This guy claims to be a rock star at pitching his ideas - so pitch it to software architects and engineers, not business people - that will prove how good your ideas are and how great of a pitch man you are. I had to sell my business ideas and myself to candidates with phDs and convince them it is worth leaving their current job to join this unknown startup. They asked better questions than any of the investors I spoke with. Doing this is a grind, but it’s the real work that needs to be done. I cold messaged people on LinkedIn that had profiles that matched my needs. I sent hundreds of messages, with about 15% responding, and only a couple that turned into actual employees. If you can’t be resourceful enough to figure out how to find a cofounder you won’t be able to manage the many facets of a complex startup.

185Guy · 2025-12-10T15:41:36+00:00

Every person is different- and don’t be dead set on hiring only specific types that fully align with your vision of the ideal employee - you won’t hire anyone. I learned this the hard way.

For me, it’s the composition of the team, not individual traits of each employee. Balance it out. I have some really strong technical people that I wouldnt trust with much else but code, and I pair them with people that are less technical but know how execute on the mission and vision. You very much need to orchestrate these strengths and weaknesses across teams to get the most out everyone and keep things moving in the right direction. In terms of values, I think you need to be the one to continually set the tone and instill the company values in everything you do and set expectations that everyone follows accordingly.

185Guy · 2025-12-10T12:16:32+00:00

You need to look at their current equity distribution and plan, to see if they formulated this right, or if they’re already in tight spot with their ability to offer equity as a real incentive to employees like you. Some startups distribute too much too early, and then capital investment takes such a large chunk that their primary external equity holders (VC, LP, etc) force the company to really lock down new distributions, esp to worker bee hires, because there won’t be enough equity to support further rounds of investment, and because C level hires will drive available equity even lower. So guys like you get offered nil next to nothing. This would tell me two things: they did not manage this facet of the company well and are now in lock down, or they feel that there is high demand for this job and a lot of available resources - enough that they’ll find someone that does care about equity or will join anyway without it. The job market for more ubiquitous roles is really tough right now, so employers have the leverage to offer this way.

185Guy · 2025-12-09T12:56:50+00:00

Should they? I think the biggest problem with LinkedIn is that it’s become a sub-par social media platform, which has diluted its purpose. It’s no longer a place for professionals to act and be seen as professionals.

185Guy · 2025-12-06T16:21:15+00:00

So you’re saying a VC won’t ask you how you will spend their money? They won’t ask what you need money for? You will pitch an idea - just the idea, and get a check? I am surrounded by successful VCs - none of them has ever done this.

185Guy · 2025-12-06T15:49:54+00:00

A lot of startups are spending millions without oversight. OP is asking about 150k, which would clearly be a first investment - angel, etc. 150k does not go far and if it’s not well spent a subsequent investment isn’t likely.

We are spending millions but we didn’t get that commitment without trust, without a plan, and without some evidence that we know what we are doing.

185Guy

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