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David Beisel
Personal blog · genuinevc.com/archivesstartupsbusiness
David Beisel writes GenuineVC, a personal blog at genuinevc.com about startups and business. Since 2007, 16 different Hacker News readers have linked it 20 times, most often “7 questions from a vc to ask before joining a startup”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2024-11-26, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for its post of questions to ask before taking a startup job. Commenters describe it as having the essential questions to ask.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
David Beisel is a co-founder & partner of NextView Ventures, a Boston- and NYC-based VC firm that invests in founders redesigning the Everyday Economy.
Most-linked posts?
- 7 questions from a vc to ask before joining a startup2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2007-03-01
- What the Founder’s Email Address Says About Your Startup2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-03-20
What Hacker News says?
Ask the questions listed in this post (it was linked to YC some time ago): http://www.genuinevc.com/archives/2005/10/seven_questions.ht... . I agree with rms though. Just remember that you should choose the next step based on whether you're going to learn something new. If you are, take it.
Comment linking /archives/2005/10/seven_questions.htm
on “An Offer”Submitted What the Founder’s Email Address Says About Your Startup as a story · 17 points
HN discussionDo your homework. Right after graduate school I went to work at a startup with $8 million in VC money, a nice office, and a good outward appearance. After a few months I found out that they didn't have customer traction, saw some people lose their jobs, and wasn't convinced that the product worked as advertised. I was just a small cog in a larger machine, but perhaps I could have asked tougher questions during the i…
Comment linking /archives/2005/10/18/seven-questions-employees-should-ask-before-joining-a-startup.html
on “Is joining a startup right after school a good idea?”Submitted Majority of both Drivers and VCs are Above Average as a story · 6 points
HN discussionThis link was posted on YC before and has the essential questions: http://www.genuinevc.com/archives/2005/10/seven_questions.ht...
Comment linking /archives/2005/10/seven_questions.htm
on “Ask YC: Taking a job with a startup”Submitted 7 questions from a vc to ask before joining a startup as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to Find the Perfect Startup Job: "Start with 'When'" as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Beer Drinkers View of the VC Industry as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted What the Founder’s Email Address Says About Your Startup as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted What is your founder superpower as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted HubSpot's Startup Mafia: An Overlooked Result as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Authenticity is Experience – GenuineVC as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted What the Founder’s Email Address Says About Your Startup as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Searching for the Kinect Killer App as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Three Magical VC Pitch Questions as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Micro VCs Are all BFFs... Forever? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Seed Stage Firms are Dead, Long Live Micro VCs as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Swinging Pendulum Between Distribution and Monetization as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Concurrent Startup Idea Generation and the Pervasive Copycat Fallacy as a story · 1 points
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