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Ask HN: Our 1-month-old wine startup just raised a huge round at a $5m valuation

Dear HN,

We just raised a large round at a $5 million valuation.

We’re packing our bags, renting a sick place in San Francisco, and changing the wine industry forever.

We’re looking for a badass engineer to join us. This isn’t a job. What we’re offering you is a fully-immersive startup experience.

You will become a part of our core team - living, working, eating, partying, and sleeping under the same roof as us.

WHO ARE WE?

- Our team hails from successful startups like AppSumo, WineAccess, McKesson, ID Creator; and our advisors are from Google, Society of Wine Educators, and leaders of Fortune 500 companies

- Our marketplace connects wineries to online buyers

- We absolutely hate Groupon and deep-discounts – they kill brands and bastardize pricing structures.

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING YOU?

- Co-founder title and equity

- Room in our upscale loft in SOMA

- Monthly cash

- Any computer set-up you want, headphones, monitors, anything.

- Fully stocked bar with high end wine + unlimited snacks

YOU:

- Are a hustler and get shit done quickly

- Have senior-level experience with the following technology stack: PHP, jQuery, CodeIgniter, Ajax, MySQL

- Are an expert at quickly becoming an expert

- Have experience managing a team of remote junior developers

- Can routinely work 16+ hour days

PLUS SPECIAL BROWNIE POINTS IF YOU:

- Have a love of wine

- Can speak Spanish

- Experience with: Server administration, e-commerce marketplaces, API’s

- Have a burning hatred for deep-discount marketplaces like Groupon

- Like eating carne asada tacos and playing poker

HOW TO APPLY

- Send an email to [email protected] and answer this question “I am perfect to join your team because…”

- Feel free to check out our site: http://bit.ly/17E26g7

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