Hacker News: esharef

New comment by esharef in "Hackpad shutting down"

esharef — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 21:11:28 +0000

So sad! I love Hackpad

New comment by esharef in "The Price of a Child (2013)"

esharef — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:26:14 +0000

I wonder what the process of losing a child was like for mothers in the 18th century. Somehow I have trouble believing there was that little sorrow

New comment by esharef in "Why There Are More Consumer Goods Than Ever"

esharef — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 19:30:00 +0000

Yes, but there are fewer merchants than over. 50% of e-commerce goes through 12 merchants. Consolidation is insane in digital commerce. So yes, we can buy many more products but through fewer and fewer merchants giving them huge power. Amaozn alone accounts for 30% of e-commerce

Use Video Interviews to Reveal Soft Skills

esharef — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:30:28 +0000

Article URL: http://blog.hireart.com/use-video-interviews-to-reveal-soft-skills/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8757808

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by esharef in "Finding the right early-stage startup to work for – a simple method"

esharef — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 22:04:42 +0000

Quick comment from the author: One problem with this method is that it only includes companies that have raised money. Those that were able to bootstrap and become profitable without fundraising (and are perhaps even more awesome than any company on this list) are not included here. It's a lot harder to get info on those companies, but if anyone has ideas for how to do it, I'd love to know.

Finding the right early-stage startup to work for – a simple method

esharef — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:59:11 +0000

Article URL: http://blog.hireart.com/start-ups-to-work-for/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321777

Points: 10

# Comments: 3

New comment by esharef in "Fear of Rejection when Applying to Y Combinator"

esharef — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 21:22:30 +0000

Hi, Thanks for pointing this out. I should probably include something in here that clearly states: Getting into YC won't make you successful or vice versa.

No, it doesn't matter that much whether you get in, but people still care a lot and my point was simply to say: It's great to care, but don't let that fear paralyze you. Just apply and be a bit zen about the outcome either way.

New comment by esharef in "Fear of Rejection when Applying to Y Combinator"

esharef — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 18:54:33 +0000

Hey, this is Elli from HireArt. I'm the author of the piece. Agreed that rejection actually helps you get closer to your team and figure out what you're really building

New comment by esharef in "B2B referral sales systems – the outbound growth engine most startups never use"

esharef — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 00:03:34 +0000

Hey Steli, quick question: You suggest we should ask for the referral right when the customer makes the purchase. In the case of a SaaS solution (like ours) they haven't experienced the product at all right when they make the purchase...isn't it better to wait until they have experienced the product to ask for a referral (eg when they've had a success on the platform)?

New comment by esharef in "Everpix VC Feedback"

esharef — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:15:55 +0000

Thanks so much for making this public. You're putting yourself out there for our benefit and so that we can all learn (and not feel quite as shitty when we get similar emails). Thanks.

New comment by esharef in "How I found two jobs using Twitter"

esharef — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:18:19 +0000

Haha, I love the story about getting the job at Shoptiques! It's brilliant. Just show up and meet the CEO...Nice.

New comment by esharef in "Panorama's (YC S13) advice for first time founders and YC applicants"

esharef — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:08:47 +0000

Great article! I especially like the comment below which is very true in our experience (W '13): YC: What’s been the most surprising thing about YC?

"How much everyone really cared about us. You have a lot of mentors and friends and supporters who are all helpful, but the YC partners had this astronomical degree of kindness toward us."

New comment by esharef in "Improve as a Programmer After Your First Online Course"

esharef — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:19:25 +0000

I had read a lot of marketing books and watched videos. Then I tried making my first Google Ad. I lost hundreds of dollars. Actually doing stuff is very humbling because you realize how little you know.

New comment by esharef in "Improve as a Programmer After Your First Online Course"

esharef — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:05:01 +0000

I think this really applies to all online courses. It's great to take a marketing course, but to really become a marketer you're going to have to learn how to learn on your own. Would be great for courses like Udacity to explicitly build material into their curriculum that teaches you how to learn on your own after the course is over.

New comment by esharef in "Show HN: BandHub - The Internet Recording Studio"

esharef — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:27:47 +0000

So interesting to see start ups that help w this kind of remote collaboration. An interesting example of globalization. Now a band can be in Toronto, DC and Hong Kong at once. I wonder if the music will be more diverse and interesting

New comment by esharef in "From Law School to developer: An interview with Andy Zhang"

esharef — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:28:34 +0000

That's true ZhangBanger. But don't you think you get at least some basics from an MS in terms of logic, how to architect an idea, etc? For instance, as a non-tech person learning the basics was so incredibly difficult. Just understanding the basic frameworks of how a computer "thinks" was hard....

New comment by esharef in "From Law School to developer: An interview with Andy Zhang"

esharef — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:00:55 +0000

I wonder whether this is actually possible for someone who didn't have a computer science background at all. I have spoken to Andy and I know he did coding when he was young (Note, this is Elli from HireArt). I guess I wonder if it's possible to make such a huge transition if you had no prior CS background at all

New comment by esharef in "Help Wanted — on Writing Job Descriptions"

esharef — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:01:42 +0000

Plug: If you want help writing a better job description, we're one of the companies quoted in the article and can help you (HireArt). We do it for free if you post a job on our site. It's pretty crazy how much of a difference it can actually make. If you do it yourself, my biggest advice is: make it memorable. Funny, sweet, crazy, whatever...but make it something people think of even after they close the browser window. www.hireart.com

Help Wanted — on Writing Job Descriptions

esharef — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:58:53 +0000

Article URL: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052702303643304579107793132873508-lMyQjAxMTAzMDAwMjEwNDIyWj.html?mod=wsj_valettop_email

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6482771

Points: 24

# Comments: 10

New comment by esharef in "HireArt (YC W12), A Job Applicant Screening Service, Gets More Affordable"

esharef — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:32:31 +0000

Hey Baltcode, This is Elli, Co-Founder at HireArt. We actually only do jobs for non-technical hires (marketing, business development, sales, operations, etc)

Thx for checking it out!