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Comment by andrewmcwatters | Hacker News Reader

Why would you write an article about your first fire? How immature can you be? "We really wanted someone who would live and breathe Canny."

Delusional owners.

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The topics that other companies aren’t willing to write about make for the best and most helpful articles. We were careful to anonymize the individual.

Don't pay attention to the negativity of users like this. Canny is great, not only because of the product, but also because you share your leanings with other people. Be proud. You have done something a lot of people want. Ignore those who only are able to see things from their perspective.

the linked blog post for that gave me some serious raised eyebrows

> Within the first week, we had over 100 applicants for our content manager position. We easily passed on 90% of applications that:

>Opened with something like: “Dear Hiring Manager” or “Dear Sir/Madam”

am i taking crazy pills? why would you pass on someone just for that?

I interviewed with them this summer and they did then and continue to come off really snarky. Glad I took something else

They either didn’t know how to, or didn’t have time to, train for the tone they wanted. So they passed on everyone who didn’t write the way they were looking for out of the gate. It is common at new companies, consciously or not. Just explaining, not defending or accusing.

It’s not just the generic intro, but also the copy paste template email that follows. If you don’t have time to spend even 30 seconds researching the company before applying, we just aren’t the right fit for you. The first hires at an early stage startup are so important.

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