Before Musk jumped in there was a decent design culture with a lot of talent.
Musk fired most of the design squad and killed the culture.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/twitter-co-founder-jack-dorsey-admits-grew-company-too-fast-musk-layoffs-take-effect
"Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus, who goes by the name Shibetoshi Nakamoto on Twitter, responded even before Musk did. He shared a meme and wondered if Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to launch a Twitter rival because he thought everyone was upset with Elon Musk and people loved him. To this, Elo...Read more
My deepest Condolences to Twitter employees except the exec team who are busy S.E.C. Now every idea, every product decision you all thought about and were working on it, will be taken over by Musk as his and he will announce it to world as his credit. Just like he did with Tesla and PayPal. Waiti...Read more
I’m not a Musk simp, but I’m surprised that Musk has been silent about ChatGPT. 1. Musk was one of co-founders of OpenAI and he is still a donor. 2. Twitter is already a chat app. The integration is more natural. 3. Musk wanted to transform Twitter into WeChat. ChatGPT fits right in. 4. Twitter ...Read more
Looking for new frontend / full-stack engineering challenges in a remote US role. I'm fascinated by Square's story and business model (and Twitter since they share the same co-founder.) I'd love a referral and chance to speak with a hiring manager. Open to consider other remote roles as well! US e...Read more
Hello friends! I'm on the lookout for a technical co-founder, particularly someone with expertise in the social connection space. I'm seeking an individual with strong full-stack hands-on experience in building web and mobile apps and willing to help launch our MVP quickly set for February. This is ...Read more
Board fires sam Board appoints mira as ceo Satya supports Mira (no mention of sam) Sam tweets, Mira likes UPDATE: Twitch founder Emmet is (interim?) CEO Another twitch co-founder resigned from cruise No hearts today on twitter, only a radioactive emoji by andrej What happens next Amidst all this ...Read more
Bluesky seems interesting. Musk massively overpaid for Twitter. 😂 The implementation of the next version of the Internet will seek its fundamentals in the Blockchain and the cryptocurrency world. With a supposedly decentralized operating model. But in a version that should not too simply become th...Read more
Hi everyone! Hoping to get some referrals for product management roles at FAANGMULA+ companies. I’m a PM with about 2.5 years experience and have cofounder experience releasing an app onto the App Store. Happy to screen over a phone call. Thank you! TC: 145 YOE: 2.5 #referral #hiring #jobhunt#pro...Read more
Posted for more visibility. My nephew is graduating this fall and is interested in applying for APM roles. We have strong family connections so not fishing for referrals but trying to fish for opinions/insights. He has 4 prior internships. SWE at a well known startup, Technical PMM at F100, PM at ...Read more
Have 4 YOE total, 3 years as tech cofounder of two stem startup but no exit. 1 year as SWE II in series C startup looking to get promoted within the next year to SWE III but ladder doesn’t transfer to others on levels.fyi. BS and MS in engineering but not CS from top engineering universities. Want...Read more
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/05/20/clubhouse-app-is-where-mc-hammer-and-jared-leto-chat-with-vcs.html Clubhouse is an audio app that's still in beta, but has turned buzzy because celebrities and high-profile venture capitalists are promoting it. The company has just been value...Read more
Q. Is it better for your career (and subsequent financial independence - FIRE) to work at a large tech company like FAANG or choose a smaller company like a startup? I ask this in the wake of Twitter getting a new CEO who joined just 10 yrs ago - when Twitter had less than 1k employees. That kind o...Read more
I would greatly appreciate if I could get a referral for large tech companies. I am graduating this december from top 15 CS school. BS in Comp Engi with CS and math additional majors, 3.7 overall gpa. Internship at Nvidia, startup cofounder with ~1.5 year fullstack dev experience. LC 150+, still g...Read more
Hi everyone! I’m posting on behalf of a good friend who lost his job due to COVID. He was my partner and cofounder of our startup a few years back and I can happily vouch for his character, talent, and work ethic. He’s a project manager with over 7 years of client facing experience. I want to help...Read more
Interesting offer. As tech layoffs hit thousands of employees across the globe, especially in the Silicon Valley, the CEO and co-founder of Dream11, Harsh Jain, has given a public call to Indians who were dismissed – primarily those who are struggling with H1B visa issues – to return to the country...Read more
Hello, wise people of Blind. I am looking to get some honest resume feedback. I am aiming for a position at a FAANG or similar (west coast USA) company at the SDEII level. A little about me, I transitioned out of hardware/controls engineering to join my friends start-up as a technical co-founder. ...Read more
I have been changing jobs every year. Always step up 3.5 year total yoe 80k defense contractor associate swe1 yr 1 yr cofounder failed startup 90k consulting firm swe 1yr 180k cur 6 months swe Have been lc and am thinking about getting into faang. I can crack most med lc, hard is gamble. However, ...Read more
I’m creating a matchmaking app for gamers to find friends, teammates and clans. (But I’m non-technical) I sold membership rewards cards to our existing community. We raised enough funds to outsource the MVP (built with React Native and Firebase). I have a strong core community of a few thousand an...Read more
I’m creating a matchmaking app for gamers to find friends, teammates and clans. (But I’m non-technical) I sold membership rewards cards to our existing community. We raised enough funds to outsource the MVP (built with React Native and Firebase). I have a strong core community of a few thousand an...Read more