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  • I flew out for a day-long interview. The place is a start-up so don't expect a marble entry-way when you arrive. I ended up not getting an offer. Regardless, I don't think I would have relocated now anyway even though san diego is a great city.

    I see a lot of people just vent on these posts instead of being objective. I think people expect every company is going to be like Google and give free massages and bikes you can use to ride around their 50 acre spread.

    I have taken a different approach. I asked questions to the head of engineering and an hr guy for an hour and feel like I can be objective. 

    <FONT face=Arial size=2>Pros
    Work with cool technology
    </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>
    </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can get promoted quickly if your'e good
    Interesting business model that actually solves a need (paying developers for their stuff)
    Excellent training agenda for new web developers
    </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stock options / stock in company* They did not raise venture money
    Free
    </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lunch and Dinner
    </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Great location downtown
    Good Vibes / Gut feeling on the people I met
    Everyone was very consisent in how they described the strategy
    </FONT>

    <FONT face=Arial size=2>Cons
    </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pay is lower that you could get elsewhere
    Not much privacy
    Asked me logic questions for 45 mins (I can take 1, but they asked me 3)
    No 401K plan
    Pissed off customers in the past
    </FONT>

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  • Man, you signed up for an account and even set an avatar just to start another thread about fanbox?  Jeez, people, the first person to create an anti-Ektron, anti-Fanbox website will make a fortune in advertising.



  • @bstorer said:

    Man, you signed up for an account and even set an avatar just to start another thread about fanbox?  Jeez, people, the first person to create an anti-Ektron, anti-Fanbox website will make a fortune in advertising.

    I have registered the domains.  I will sell advertising space on either site for $1 per-click, good sirs.



  •  @morbiuswilters said:

     I will sell advertising space on either site for $1 per-click, good sirs.

    I have money. I hear you have a sink for it?


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