hey gang, just want to get everyones opinion on this subject. what are the top signs in your eyes that someone is full of shit when theyre pitching you on their leadership, vision, and trustworthiness. for me if they interrupt a lot, dont ask deep questions, talk shit about their competitor, and seem scatter brained those are huge red flags. what does everyone else think?
Had a convo with someone who wouldn’t tell me their stack and didn’t want to talk without an NDA. Agree 🚩 ?
"what is your product NOT targeted at"
Saw someone through the rooms Glass door who was sitting on the chair with his feet on table while facing other employees in a meeting. Still can't believe all those smart people were working for this shitty guy.
That’s very nouveau riche
When they use the phase “move fast and break things” as an excuse for building broken things
So Zuckerberg ?
When they talk about the power of “We” and cut their valuation multiple times in a week
Hey now
When they ask you to work for equity
When there are not enough senior people
The number of times they say "blockchain"
The owner was never happy with the website I was hired to admin over. Indian team would do the thing; thing is complete and working; but lo and behold he wanted some new capability before launching. It never launched. He was also one of these legal zoom patent trolls. He came in and waved his finished business plan at me, and never gave me a copy when asked. He’d yell at me from down the hall. I was two offices over. There were 4 people in a place that could easily accommodate 4 offices, 1 receptionist, and 8 desks. He got questionable “Cisco” equipment from China, and Cisco often wouldn’t activate units the server admins installed. *I forgot. I used my own Adobe software and the logo was given to me in Word! And last but not least: email was AIM. In 2011. No I am not kidding.
If they’re afraid to share the numbers then drop them
Can u elaborate on this point?