startupstella
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cofounder, matchist.com, cofounder, EntrepreneursUnpluggd.com, founding member FeeFighters
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Comment · 2 years ago
Hoop | Full Stack Senior Engineer | REMOTE US | https://hoop.app
Hoop is a venture backed seed stage startup with a 6 person team hiring engineer #3 to build AI first task management for busy professionals.
We collaborate fully remotely (80% async / 20% sync). We have a flexible, reduced work week and believe excellence in craft comes from intentional prioritization, autonomy and a focus on accountability.
Our product is using LLMs to detect, prioritize and manage tasks and projects. This is an opportunity to work in AI on a real use case that goes deeper than a thin wrapper.
Our investors are best in class (Index Ventures, Wade Foster, Job van der Voort, Annie Duke + more) and the founding team are ex-Trello execs.
We are an early stage company of passionate builders with paying customers who love the product.
Tech Stack is: typescript, next.js, tailwind, node.js, react, postgres. Applicants must have 8+ years of experience.
JD + application instructions :https://www.hoop.app/blog/were-hiring-a-full-stack-engineer
Comment · 2 years ago
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Comment · 3 years ago
Hoop | Senior Front End Engineer | Full Time | Remote (based in US)
https://www.hoop.app/blog/hoop-hiring-founding-engineer-fron...
Join the folks who built Trello as we help teams make better decisions faster without meetings. People are stuck in meetings because decision making is murky and ambiguous. Software can help here. We believe most decisions can be made asynchronously with the right context and tooling...and the future of work will be mostly asynchronous.
We're venture backed (haven't announced funding yet!) from top tier investors and operators. Working mostly asynchronously with a 4 day workweek. Small team of experienced operators building the future of work the way we want to live it.
Comment · 3 years ago
Hoop | Remote (US) | Full-Time
Hoop helps teams make better decisions faster without meetings. Founded by three early executives from Trello, Hoop is tackling a gnarly, old problem - decision making is really hard and could (should?) be so much better. Part of the answer is ditching crummy meetings. Another part is beautiful software. We're a 5 person team looking for a Sr Front End Engineer (or a Full Stack Engineer super comfortable with front end work). Company is venture backed, works mostly async, and has 4 day work weeks.
* Front End Engineer JD- https://www.hoop.app/blog/hoop-hiring-founding-engineer-fron...
Comment · 11 years ago
Right now, good parental leave, flexible work hours, and allowing remote work allows companies to have a competitive advantage when hiring. For example, this article (link below) on Treehouse was popular last month which talked about how they have 4 day work weeks because it's not a drag on productivity and people want to spend time with kids.
I work at Trello, and the company has a similar philosophy in terms of treating people like humans who have responsibilities and interests that enrich them outside of work, which only benefits the work environment. A big draw to working at Trello, in addition to loving the product and team, is the fact that these policies exist.
I hope in the future- "perks" like paid parental leave will become something we laugh about as being painfully obvious. Who cares when work gets done as long as it gets done?
Treehouse link-http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/at-some-start-ups-friday... We're hiring at Trello!- http://trello.com/jobs
Comment · 12 years ago
I was part of the first Excelerate class with FeeFighters (acquired by Groupon in 2012) and was an EIR with TechStars Chicago a few summers ago.
I thought this post was well balanced and obviously everyone should make their own decisions based on their startup's particular situation...incubators, just like financing, are not a panacea that guarantee success.
Troy, Sam, Steve and all the folks involved in Techstars Chicago all do TS because they are extremely passionate about developing startups and building the types of outcomes YC has produced.
One of the stark realities of the Chicago startup ecosystem is the capital available to tech startups is really tiny compared to other places. As a startup founder, I've both raised money and failed at raising money...one of the biggest challenges of being a founder here are the sheer financing odds you have to beat which are necessary to even have a chance to achieve YC outcomes.
That's why 1871 looks the way it does- it's meant to attract entrepreneurs but it's also meant to attract money. It's a symbol of the growing tech community in Chicago and a way for potential investors who have not invested in tech previously to see tangible proof of a burgeoning ecosystem. That's the truth...while office space is cheaper in Chicago, 1871 provides the connections and "accelerated serendipity" early stage founders might need. Again- I worked out of there for a year and left because it was too distracting...it was the right place for the right phase of business.
When it comes to Troy, he is just about the most founder friendly person I know. I'm sure if the founder had spoken to Troy about his discomfort with the exploding LOI, I can't speak for Troy, but it's hard to imagine him not understanding.
I look forward to seeing the big outcomes- GiveForward, SpotHero, SimpleRelevance, SocialCrunch, etc. in the future.
Comment · 12 years ago
i like that you had to go completely overseas before finding something. well done.
Comment · 12 years ago
Because it's a tech event. When was the last time you saw someone wear a playboy bunny outfit to a tech event?
Comment · 12 years ago
The very first line of this is "TechWeek Presents"...it's a party associated with TechWeek.
Comment · 12 years ago
Not at all. Sexuality is irrelevant in the context of a tech event. It's not about sex, it's about tech. And making everything sexualized to attract attendees is the problem.
Comment · 12 years ago
I assure you if they are developers, they would not go to a tech event dressed like that. Unless the tech event had a sexual theme.