[nycphp-jobs] CTO/Lead Engineer Opportunity
Matt Juszczak
matt at atopia.net
Mon Apr 11 17:13:27 EDT 2011
Hi Joseph,
I'm not sure how you find Nik's post to be what you describe. I thought
the post was quite original, and he sells his start-up quite well (to the
type of person he's looking for, of course).
-Matt
On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Joseph Sussman wrote:
> I don't want to put words in anybody's mouth here, but I think that
> the point is that the original post was one of the most laughably
> douchey posts this list has seen in a long time. What's wrong with
> having a little fun with it? Sham'on 'nah, people!
>
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Matt Juszczak <matt at atopia.net> wrote:
>> Kristina,
>>
>> You and I are almost always on the same page, but here I have to disagree
>> with you.
>>
>> Please read this article:
>>
>> http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/13420/Startup-Culture-Lessons-From-Mad-Men.aspx
>>
>> I assure you... that company has some of the best talent working for it in
>> the area.
>>
>> -Matt
>>
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Kristina Anderson wrote:
>>
>>> It may be becoming more common, but it's a total turnoff to most people.
>>> It doesn't seem like good business to limit oneself to hiring those under
>>> 25 and/or those with alcohol abuse problems, especially for a CTO
>>> position...? You're automatically excluding the best talent from the search
>>> from the get-go, and attracting the sort of employee who won't be able to do
>>> the work properly, thereby resulting in a poor product.
>>>
>>> There's no way a job post like that can yield any "top talent".
>>>
>>> On 4/11/2011 4:46 PM, Matt Juszczak wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Kristina,
>>>>
>>>> In their defense, this kind of agile, work hard, play hard environment is
>>>> becoming much more common. One of the largest start-ups I know gladly gives
>>>> free alcohol to their employees, and yes, they drink during the day. But no
>>>> is irresponsible, and it's been rated one of the top companies to work for.
>>>> Like Nik's company (I assume), they are looking for top talent and wouldn't
>>>> hire people who are likely to abuse the system. My guess is (though I don't
>>>> know Nik) that his company also has an extremely relaxed vacation policy,
>>>> because it isn't about the time you take, it's about the work you
>>>> accomplish.
>>>>
>>>> -Matt
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Kristina Anderson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> These are the sorts of job posts that just make me look forward to
>>>>> switching to a different career... "kegerator" & "beer pong"?
>>>>> I should want to hang out with you outside of work and watch you drink
>>>>> until
>>>>> you puke while listening to loud rock & roll music? (From the tone of
>>>>> the
>>>>> below it seems like you may be doing this during the workday!)
>>>>>
>>>>> Clearly nobody in this awesome company has yet seen their 25th
>>>>> birthday...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/11/2011 3:47 PM, Nik Bonaddio wrote:
>>>>> I'm not a recruiter. Recruiters are lame and have no idea what
>>>>> they're doing. I know exactly what I'm looking for, so I'm
>>>>> posting here.
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's start with the boring stuff up front: We're a small,
>>>>> agile, well-trafficked startup in the sports analytics space.
>>>>> We've been covered by TechCrunch, we've been written up in
>>>>> Sports Illustrated, and now we're going to revolutionize the way
>>>>> users consume and engage with sports content. Our founders are
>>>>> ballers, our advisors are even more ballerous, and just wait
>>>>> until you see our product..
>>>>>
>>>>> If you're someone who loves sports and also loves building
>>>>> products, then we're your company. Even if you're not a huge
>>>>> sports fan, feel free to reach out to us - we're more interested
>>>>> in someone who knows how to get stuff done. If you're wondering
>>>>> what kind of people we're like socially, we have a kegerator in
>>>>> our office and our most played artist on iTunes is Animal
>>>>> Collective. You should be able to get our jokes and we should be
>>>>> able to want to hang out with you outside of work.
>>>>>
>>>>> Our stack is built on PHP and MySQL, but we're considering
>>>>> moving to Couch or Mongo. What do you suggest? We'd love to
>>>>> know. We have a world-class designer and front-end developer on
>>>>> board, we need to find someone who is comfortable on the PHP
>>>>> backend, taking things from the browser-level all the way down
>>>>> to the DB. We're not looking for someone who is merely good;
>>>>> we're looking for great - '85 Bears great. Lemieux in the 91-92
>>>>> playoffs great. Lemonade and BBQ on a Summer afternoon great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Skillsets:
>>>>>
>>>>> o Excellent PHP skills (should be comfortable building out an
>>>>> application scalable to 100,000 daily uniques)
>>>>> o Knowledgeable of system-wide architecture (setting up
>>>>> version control, release engineering structs, etc.)
>>>>> o Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup setting
>>>>> o Familiarity with beer pong and general precepts of social
>>>>> skill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Nice to have:
>>>>>
>>>>> o Familiarity with HTML/CSS/jQuery (not totally necessary as
>>>>> we already have a world-class designer and front-end)
>>>>> o Sports fan (big, big plus - let us know what your favorite
>>>>> team is)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What we're not:
>>>>>
>>>>> o Some huge, boring company where you'll have meetings about
>>>>> meetings
>>>>> o A company that works in a space that you could care less
>>>>> about
>>>>> o A startup that values founder's valuations over the future
>>>>> gains of the employees
>>>>> o A company founded by a bunch of suits who can't code Hello
>>>>> World in BASIC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Even though we're a startup, this is a salary position. We'll
>>>>> shell out for the right employee. There is also a TON of equity
>>>>> involved; you're the third employee and huge part of our future
>>>>> success - we'll take care of you. You should ideally be in NYC,
>>>>> but that won't stop us from moving forward with the right
>>>>> person.
>>>>>
>>>>> To apply, just send us a resume (please send nik at numberfire.com)
>>>>> and we'll go from there.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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