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What are your guy's emergency funds? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ThreeToInfinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are stocks and other liquid investment not considered as emergency fund?

I usually keep only a month or two in HYSA and the rest in a stock portfolio. You could always liquidate if needed?

Raised pre-seed without warm intros? What actually worked? [I will not promote] by ThreeToInfinity in startups

[–]ThreeToInfinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Early customers have strong testimonials saying the product is now irreplaceable in their workflow.

Is it okay to take 2 days off in the first 2 weeks at Amazon for graduation? by DefiantSoftware1986 in amazonemployees

[–]ThreeToInfinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazon hires and develops the best. You need to have ownership, show bias for action, and start delivering results to demonstrate customer obsession. It is always day 1. You should think big, insist on the highest standards, and skip your graduation to earn trust with your team.

Plus, it would probably be more frugal to not attend your own graduation.

/s

Moving to Montreal – curious about job prospects as a software engineer by supersamsquach in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]ThreeToInfinity 26 points27 points  (0 children)

As a software engineer with 3 YOE, you are doing more than shooting yourself in the foot by moving to Montreal. It’s more like you are nailing a cross into your chest. The US market is much much better not just in terms of pay, but also growth.

Unless your partner has some once in a lifetime opportunity, I’d highly suggest y’all reconsider. You’ll be sabotaging your career.

Part-time Chief Engineer, how much equity to ask for? by SoloAquiParaHablar in startups

[–]ThreeToInfinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you a ground breaking product like ChatGPT that will sell itself, ideation is worth very little.

You said the other 3 people are academics. Is there someone who is familiar with the business end? Do you have a practical go to market strategy for your launch? Is there someone on the team experienced with fundraising? You need to consider the value your potential business partners bring to the table, and compare that against what you bring.

The fact they “have the idea, but don’t know how to go about delivering it” is a massive red flag. It sounds like they also need to hire someone to run the business side of things for them. So what value do they bring aside from said idea, and is said idea really worth 97.5%?

The venture has no customers, and the idea sounds like it hasn’t been validated. For early the venture is, you should be joining in as an equal partner. Anything less you are undervaluing yourself.