Comments on: 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: led street lights http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115578 led street lights Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:11:55 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115578 Thanks for the report. That is very cool and definitely sustainable. Thanks for the report. That is very cool and definitely sustainable.

]]> By: Benjamin Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115534 Benjamin Yoskovitz Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:38:09 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115534 Definitely some valuable additions here to the questions you should ask. Since most startups do offer equity of some kind it's important to understand what that means and how it works. Definitely some valuable additions here to the questions you should ask. Since most startups do offer equity of some kind it's important to understand what that means and how it works.

]]> By: VizFact http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115533 VizFact Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:05:22 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115533 I totally agree. When I doing interviews I look for how many questions the applicants asks. Its very important to identify if we have a critical thinker or not. <br><br>Myself, I always ask a ton of question sin interviews because I want to know how much money I can make long term. This is a very good article for those who are tryign to get an understanding of negotiation. I totally agree. When I doing interviews I look for how many questions the applicants asks. Its very important to identify if we have a critical thinker or not.

Myself, I always ask a ton of question sin interviews because I want to know how much money I can make long term. This is a very good article for those who are tryign to get an understanding of negotiation.

]]> By: RecruitingANIMAL http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115530 RecruitingANIMAL Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:44:45 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115530 @Boysko got his underwear in a tizzy over on Twitter because I criticized him.<br><br>Well the guy is using the same stupid blog post title technique that every mindless hack has appropriated. And if I don't tell him who's going to? Nobody.<br><br>He claims that his title tells you exactly what you get. But that's not so.<br><br>This title tells you what you get.<br>How to analyze a start up.<br><br>This title tells you what you get<br>How to evaluate a start up<br><br>8 questions to ask a start up tells you that you have 8 questions.<br>Is that so informative? No. But does everyone - including the most<br>mindless copycat entitle their postings that way? You know the answer.<br>Do you want to be like them and add to the pollution of online culture? @Boysko got his underwear in a tizzy over on Twitter because I criticized him.

Well the guy is using the same stupid blog post title technique that every mindless hack has appropriated. And if I don't tell him who's going to? Nobody.

He claims that his title tells you exactly what you get. But that's not so.

This title tells you what you get.
How to analyze a start up.

This title tells you what you get
How to evaluate a start up

8 questions to ask a start up tells you that you have 8 questions.
Is that so informative? No. But does everyone – including the most
mindless copycat entitle their postings that way? You know the answer.
Do you want to be like them and add to the pollution of online culture?

]]> By: Benjamin Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115529 Benjamin Yoskovitz Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:48:21 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115529 Interesting -- talking to customers isn't something I had thought about. Definitely worth trying. I wonder if anyone else has tried this? Interesting — talking to customers isn't something I had thought about. Definitely worth trying. I wonder if anyone else has tried this?

]]> By: Benjamin Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115528 Benjamin Yoskovitz Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:47:42 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115528 The interviewer speaking more than the interviewee might not be good for the interviewer, who later realizes she didn't get all the information she wanted, but it's a good sign for the interviewee that the interviewer is comfortable with the person. The interviewer speaking more than the interviewee might not be good for the interviewer, who later realizes she didn't get all the information she wanted, but it's a good sign for the interviewee that the interviewer is comfortable with the person.

]]> By: Benjamin Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115527 Benjamin Yoskovitz Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:45:31 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115527 Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I tend to think in more practical / execution terms for a lot of things... Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I tend to think in more practical / execution terms for a lot of things…

]]> By: Benjamin Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115526 Benjamin Yoskovitz Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:44:34 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115526 The quantifiable numbers in terms of time are important because most startups can't look much beyond that with any real certainty. Plus, it's really those first few months at a job that determine whether you'll stick around longer or not. So no point worrying about 2-5 years from now, let's see how the first 6 months will go! The quantifiable numbers in terms of time are important because most startups can't look much beyond that with any real certainty. Plus, it's really those first few months at a job that determine whether you'll stick around longer or not. So no point worrying about 2-5 years from now, let's see how the first 6 months will go!

]]> By: Benjamin Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115525 Benjamin Yoskovitz Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:43:29 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115525 Certainly the question can be asked in a different way. "What's the runway on $0 revenue?" for example. But the point is the same -- "When are we toast here?" Certainly the question can be asked in a different way. “What's the runway on $0 revenue?” for example. But the point is the same — “When are we toast here?”

]]> By: RecruitingANIMAL http://www.instigatorblog.com/questions-to-ask-a-startup/2010/06/18/comment-page-1/#comment-115523 RecruitingANIMAL Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:15:19 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/?p=1772#comment-115523 error error

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