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What is your experiance contracting for tech startups?

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    What is your experiance contracting for tech startups?

    Mines so far:

    Everything in a rush, no respect for quality
    Big egos
    Crazy hours
    No stability
    Pressure all the time

    yours?

    #2
    Originally posted by KentDogWalker View Post
    Mines so far:

    Everything in a rush, no respect for quality
    Big egos
    Crazy hours
    No stability
    Pressure all the time

    yours?
    Why?
    Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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      #3
      Originally posted by KentDogWalker View Post
      Crazy hours
      I once was offered an interview at a tech startup for 6:30pm of a Friday. I declined (and dodged the bullet).

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        #4
        Originally posted by KentDogWalker View Post
        Mines so far:

        Everything in a rush, no respect for quality
        Big egos
        Crazy hours
        No stability
        Pressure all the time

        yours?
        All worth doing for £1000/day

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          #5
          Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
          All worth doing for £1000/day
          Is there much you wouldn't do for £1k a day?

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            #6
            I have no experiance of anything.

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              #7
              Originally posted by vwdan View Post
              Is there much you wouldn't do for £1k a day?
              Startups always pay the worst in front end

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                #8
                Originally posted by BR14 View Post
                I have no experiance of anything.
                Well, this chap has 15 years of it....

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                  #9
                  Inneresting
                  'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by vwdan View Post
                    Is there much you wouldn't do for £1k a day?
                    I'd do pretty much anything, except sincerity. I've never managed to fake that...
                    His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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