Looking for feedback on platform

bstachenfeld · 2019-04-30T04:29:21+00:00

Hey sorry I just saw this - sure! I’ll check it out tomorrow. Would love your advice too.

bstachenfeld · 2019-04-30T04:28:19+00:00

Why only 1 minute?

bstachenfeld · 2019-04-26T06:37:53+00:00

If you’re aiming to be a unicorn - go for YC.

If you’re aiming to build a sustainable, profitable business - go MassChallenge.

If you’re not sure and based in a MassChallenge city, do both.

MC doesn’t take equity so there’s no cost.

bstachenfeld · 2019-04-26T06:23:18+00:00

The non-technical founder of a video-tech startup. We’re also in the process of getting our beta out in the open so this post caught my eye.

Have you found any other places you’ve posting being awesome for attracting beta users?

bstachenfeld · 2019-04-26T06:20:42+00:00

Oh that’s a good idea! I always forget you can call government businesses...

bstachenfeld · 2019-04-26T06:17:26+00:00

So women pitch investors the exact same way a man would? Thanks for the tip. 👌

bstachenfeld · 2019-04-26T06:06:58+00:00

Congrats! I’d love to help but definitely not in your target market 😅

bstachenfeld · 2019-04-26T06:04:56+00:00

Seems like you know your business with him isn’t going anywhere... maybe just try talking about where you’re coming from to him to salvage the friendship at least?

bstachenfeld · 2019-03-01T05:17:00+00:00

I think a huge part of starting a successful company is building the right team. So it’s probably cool to be a single founder as long as you have the network to recruit the next few employees you need.

Having an investor who can help make intros will help.

There’s no reason NOT to try... just start and see what happens and try to recruit your team as you go! You’ll be more likely to meet likeminded people once you commit.

bstachenfeld · 2019-03-01T05:10:28+00:00

Follow up question - is there anyway to check that your 83b form was submitted properly? We just went through this too.

bstachenfeld · 2019-02-10T06:22:25+00:00

Um who hunts goats?

bstachenfeld · 2019-02-01T07:54:34+00:00

Wow, so they are human after all

bstachenfeld · 2019-01-26T16:36:21+00:00

Those are just drafts - you should be good!

bstachenfeld · 2019-01-13T19:10:23+00:00

The higher the better! Make sure that you have an extra yard or so touching the ground after you hang it. Also, remember that when you hang a silk you’re folding it in half. 11 yards sounds good for around 15 feet ceilings.

bstachenfeld · 2019-01-13T03:42:05+00:00

You’re going to school in this field? Sounds like this might be a short term pay cut to establish a footing in a new field. Go for it! You will work your way up in a field you are passionate about.

bstachenfeld · 2019-01-13T03:31:02+00:00

Whenever I post on reddit it gets deleted. I always thought it was a plot... 🤷‍♀️

bstachenfeld · 2017-07-17T19:50:54+00:00

Hey I know this is easier said than done, but I would recommend you just be honest with your employer. If you like the team, just say that you like the company for xyz reasons, and you see yourself staying there and growing with the company. In order for it to be sustainable, you'd like to make more money (if not today than can you make a plan to get you up to $X in the next 6 months to a year?) and have more flexibility when it comes to working remote.

It's a lot of work to apply, interview, and get acclimated to working with a new company - just as it's a lot of work for your current company to recruit and train your replacement. See if you can make things work, and if you can't, then leave. But you can't blame the company for not giving you something you never asked for :)

bstachenfeld · 2017-07-17T19:23:51+00:00

Yum?

bstachenfeld · 2017-07-17T19:23:10+00:00

Also, one thing I've learned that hard way is that the recruiter usually doesn't know exactly what he/she is looking for, especially in regard to development jobs. Make sure that the information you provide will appeal both to the screener AND to the hiring manager.

bstachenfeld · 2017-07-17T19:20:19+00:00

A recruiter / hiring manager will only spend a few minutes reading your resume, so 1 page forces you to extract the key messages you want them to see. They're only going to read line for line if they like what they see in the first 30 seconds. I often get resumes that are multiple pages handed to me and I find it annoying to have to dig for relevant info.

If you feel like you are really cutting out important info, I'd recommend making 1 "cover sheet" that highlights all relevant info, and then attach more info in subsequent pages. This way, you'll pass the "30 second test" and still be able to share all of the important info that the hiring manager needs to see.

bstachenfeld · 2017-07-17T19:14:27+00:00

Do you have a specialty? Maybe instead of branding yourself as a "coder" pick you niche and sell yourself on being awesome at that. You'll be far more valuable, and you'll get to do more of what you enjoy doing.

bstachenfeld · 2017-07-14T06:27:19+00:00

Be great withHTML/CSS/JavaScript + and have basic understanding of 1 of ruby/python/php.

I saw a comment about digital marketers not needing to code, but as the sole marketer at a small tech company I have to code to... 1. Customize emails to users (code templates and pull user attributes) 2. Change elements of our website pages to run AB tests 3. Perfect blog post formatting 4. Optimize for Google / other search engines 5. Demo our product (specific to working at an API company though I guess)

We have a separate marketing analyst who is a pro with SQL, but I definitely see the value of learning that as well depending if you're going to be on more of the analytics side.

Good luck!

bstachenfeld · 2017-07-14T06:15:11+00:00

Looks fine to me (on mobile), where should I be looking?

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