Related: I don't understand why companies use a "noreply@..." email address. Why not make it easy for a customer to give you feedback?
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Previously, Founder/CEO of Comprehend (YC W11)
Twitter: @morrisor
You can reach me by email, rick at rickmorrison dot com.
However, whatever kills Hollywood must revolve around storytelling and not just generic entertainment. People won't completely move away from story-based entertainment.
The value is more in the execution than the idea.
Palo Alto, CA
We're making next-generation database software. Using Comprehend's technology, users can connect and easily query multiple disparate datasources, including RDBS, NoSQL data stores, RESTful APIs, and more. We're looking for both frontend and backend developers.
Our first product targets clinical trial data, which is an area where there is a lot of pain and we understand well. The software you will write will directly affect people's lives, helping to get new treatments to market faster.
The core technology itself, however, is applicable to every industry, and once we solve this problem for life sciences we're going to solve it universally.
We offer benefits, including: Free lunch and dinner, Generous equity, Competitive salary, Gym membership, Healthcare, Top of the line computer setup of your choice: Debian, OS X, Windows, etc, and Flexible vacation time
We're hiring entrepreneurial developers only! Learn about startups from the inside.
To learn more, visit our website at www.comprehend.com/careers, or send your resume to careers@comprehend.com.
It's on the interviewee to get his or her key points across. Go in knowing the three or four main bullet points you want to convey, and make sure you get them out.
Hiring frontend and backend developers with solid CS skills to help us make cross-datasource visualization and analytics software.
email me {my username}@comprehend.com or visit http://www.comprehend.com
In NYC, if you can make a million dollars cool, but it's even better if you screw somebody out of a million at the same time. In Silicon Valley, if you make a million dollars cool, but it's even better if you help somebody else make a million at the same time.
Hiring Java developers (both frontend and backend). Help us make next-generation, cross-datasource reporting and visualization software. You'll also be writing software to improve people's lives, since our first product helps bring new cures and treatments to market faster.
to learn more: http://www.comprehend.com/careers
We use Hellofax several times a week and it's great! It makes signing and faxing documents extremely easy, instead of the mess it used to be.
2) It'll probably take you longer than 1 year to make $50k/year/cofounder, so in your scenario you run the risk of running out of money after the second year.
3) In your scenario you have to wait a year to start. Plus, you run the risk of getting trapped in the job. Life happens, who knows what your circumstances will be like in a year or two.
And most importantly of all:
4) You'll be 100x better prepared after working at a real startup for a few years. All of the books and blogs are no replacement for real startup experience.
Most likely, starting your own company consists of working a full time job and half-assing a startup on the side. A much better first step is to immerse yourself in an existing startup, plus you'll have the added bonus of a large financial upside.
Besides the financial risks of starting a company, it's extremely helpful to learn from existing entrepreneurs, which you also get working at a startup.
Sure, you can go work at ________ (big company paying fresh developers $120k+), but you're going to be pigeonholed into working on a small aspect of the product/company.
If you join a promising small startup, you're going to learn about all aspects of business, startups, selling, marketing, fundraising, etc. These skills will be extremely helpful to you throughout the rest of your career, especially if you plan to start your own company someday.
We're hiring both frontend and backend engineers to help create next-generation reporting and visualization tools for clinical trials. We're striving to improve the clinical trial process, directly helping new drugs get into the hands of patients who need them faster!
We're revolutionizing health care and databases! You can read more about the position here:
If you're familiar with either Enterprise Java or custom JS visualizations (Highcharts, EXT-GWT, etc), you can submit your resume to careers@comprehend.com.
Not that this comparison is 100% accurate, but they could learn from why the police don't give in to terrorist demands.
* Type of investor/institution/etc
* How many investments each point makes per year, and the average size.
* How many communications were required for each investor. How many meetings? How many emails?
* Whether or not each subsequent investor knew about some or all of the previous ones.
There are a ton others questions. I'd love to see this for more rounds too!