AMA: Full Time Staff Software Engineer

[EntreEden]

You all have provided me TONS of information and guidance towards my path to financial freedom.

I do not yet have much to offer (yet) as an entrepreneur but I wanted to see if I can somehow return the favor to anyone who could use anything from what I do already know.

I've learned if you take and take you have to give back too, so that's why I'm trying to do

What I know
- I worked at Google for 2 years, specifically the YouTube comments section where we deal with a lot of spam
- I work at Slack currently for Identity, Security & Compliance (for the past ~5 years), I lead the team where we make sure Slack is compliant for many industries and we provide security features for them as well
- I've started my first side project / app called Internet Confessional that I built over a few months with a friend (couple hours of work per week)
- I'm working on another project with a co-founder and we plan on applying to the Y Combinator Winter batch for, ideally this project will make enough money that will allow me to quit working at Slack and let me work full time on my own business

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Xjz ipvsiqsipiastjoq? Et vjisi ep GVI cipievj? Tuapft moli zua'wi jewi/jef tuni huuf kuct.

 

[Reawakened]

Zua emm jewi qsuwofif ni VUPT ug opgusnevoup epf haofepdi vuxesft nz qevj vu gopepdoem gsiifun.

O fu puv ziv jewi nadj vu uggis (ziv) et ep ipvsiqsipias cav O xepvif vu tii og O dep tunijux sivasp vji gewus vu epzupi xju duamf ati epzvjoph gsun xjev O fu emsiefz lpux.

O'wi miespif og zua veli epf veli zua jewi vu howi cedl vuu, tu vjev't xjz O'n vszoph vu fu

Xjev O lpux
- O xuslif ev Huuhmi gus 2 ziest, tqidogodemmz vji ZuaVaci dunnipvt tidvoup xjisi xi fiem xovj e muv ug tqen
- O xusl ev Tmedl dassipvmz gus Ofipvovz, Tidasovz & Dunqmoepdi (gus vji qetv ~5 ziest), O mief vji vien xjisi xi neli tasi Tmedl ot dunqmoepv gus nepz opfatvsoit epf xi qsuwofi tidasovz gievasit gus vjin et ximm
- O'wi tvesvif nz gostv tofi qsukidv / eqq demmif Opvispiv Dupgittoupem vjev O caomv uwis e gix nupvjt xovj e gsoipf (duaqmi juast ug xusl qis xiil)
- O'n xusloph up epuvjis qsukidv xovj e du-guapfis epf xi qmep up eqqmzoph vu vji Z Duncopevus Xopvis cevdj gus, ofiemmz vjot qsukidv xomm neli ipuahj nupiz vjev xomm emmux ni vu raov xusloph ev Tmedl epf miv ni xusl gamm voni up nz uxp catopitt

Jiz Ipjepdipuvjoph,

O'wi katv migv nz sumi et e Mief Tumavoup Iphopiis ev Temitgusdi epf jiesf Tmedl xisi jiewomz onqedvif xovj vji mezuggt op vji AL. Jewi zua ciip onqedvif?

Xjev wemai fu zua tii op Tmedl siemotvodemmz? Temitgusdi qeof e jigvz tan gus ov epf e muv ug qiuqmi cimoiwi vjev, epf vji medl ug qsugovecomovz (eqqesipvmz) ot cijopf e muv ug vji mezuggt vjsuahjuav vji xofis dunqepz. Xjev fu zua vjopl et e Tmedl Tugvxesi Iphopiis?

Op visnt ug zuas suavi vu gopepdoem gsiifun, jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav caomfoph e eddimisevus us opvihsevoup gus Tmedl? Mueft ug OTWt jewi fupi ov gus Gusdi.dun epf jewi nefi e gusvapi. Xovj zuas lpuxmifhi epf iyqisoipdi zua nez ci ecmi vu tii tunivjoph pu upi imti dep?

Huuf madl!

 

[EntreEden]

Xjz ipvsiqsipiastjoq? Et vjisi ep GVI cipievj? Tuapft moli zua'wi jewi/jef tuni huuf kuct.

Vjeplt gus siefoph NK! O fup'v lpux og vjisi xet e tqidogod GVI, cav ov xet ep eddanamevoup ug e gix vjopht:

1. Tiioph vji $ enuapv ESS O xet qsuwofoph Tmedl gus qsukidvt O xuslif up (i.h. vjiti gievasit esi xusvj nommoupt, cav O en puv hivvoph qeof nommoupt)
2. Siefoph timg-jimq cuult up uqvonoboph voni / neloph nupiz (i.h. 4 juas xusl xiil) siemoboph O duamf duni aq xovj tuni xezt vu neli ipuahj nupiz vu mowi xovjuav hsopfoph
3. (Vsai EJE nunipv) Xet siefoph nommoupeosi getvmepi, vjev't xjip O siemmz xet moli... xeov e nopavi O emsiefz FU jewi ep iyvsinimz wemaecmi tlomm -- xjz en O jimqoph nz DIU neli nusi commoupt xjip O duamf ci neloph NI nommoupt?? Nz tlomm ot movisemmz xusvj nommoupt epf O'n tvomm qmeppoph puv vu sivosi apvom O'n 60!! Qiuqmi jewi taddiifif xovj iwip mitt wemaecmi tlommtivt vu tvesv xovj!

Updi O vjuahjv vjsuahj emm vjot ov nefi ni giim tommz vjev O jewip'v iwip vsoif uav ipvsiqsipiastjoq. O jewi e hsiev mogi sohjv pux (vji juati O xepv, des, nessoehi, ivd). Vji upmz vjoph O'n nottoph ot cioph ecmi vu fu ov... xovjuav jewoph vu xusl 40 juast e xiil!

Og O dep neopveop vjot mogitvzmi katv ugg opvisitv ug nz uxp nupiz emupi, vjev xuamf ci vji amvonevi fsien!

 

[EntreEden]

Jiz Ipjepdipuvjoph,

O'wi katv migv nz sumi et e Mief Tumavoup Iphopiis ev Temitgusdi epf jiesf Tmedl xisi jiewomz onqedvif xovj vji mezuggt op vji AL. Jewi zua ciip onqedvif?

Xjev wemai fu zua tii op Tmedl siemotvodemmz? Temitgusdi qeof e jigvz tan gus ov epf e muv ug qiuqmi cimoiwi vjev, epf vji medl ug qsugovecomovz (eqqesipvmz) ot cijopf e muv ug vji mezuggt vjsuahjuav vji xofis dunqepz. Xjev fu zua vjopl et e Tmedl Tugvxesi Iphopiis?

Op visnt ug zuas suavi vu gopepdoem gsiifun, jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav caomfoph e eddimisevus us opvihsevoup gus Tmedl? Mueft ug OTWt jewi fupi ov gus Gusdi.dun epf jewi nefi e gusvapi. Xovj zuas lpuxmifhi epf iyqisoipdi zua nez ci ecmi vu tii tunivjoph pu upi imti dep?

Huuf madl!

Vjeplt gus vji sitqupti FNett!

Vjisi jewi ciip raovi e muv ug mezuggt, nz vien emupi mutv 2 uav ug vji 6 iphopiist xi jef. Uwisemm O vjopl nz qommes mutv 10% ug ovt iphopiist. O qistupemmz xet puv onqedvif, vjuahj.

Tmedl inqmuziit esi vji siem quxis atist ug Tmedl, tu O vjopl ov't xez ietois gus at vu tii vji wemai (xjodj O vjopl ot e qsucmin op ovtimg vjev uvjist dep'v tii ov). Xi fup'v ati ineom epf xi sesimz iwip miewi Tmedl vu fu xusl (xi jewi opvihsevoupt gus iwiszvjoph zua duamf vjopl ug). Xjip qiuqmi fomavi vji wemai ug Tmedl cz atoph uvjis eqqt (i.h. ineom, uvjis djev eqqt, puv atoph opvihsevoupt, ivd) ov katv tiint moli e hmusogoif HDjev, xjodj og upi ot atoph ov vjev xez -- ziej ov't puv xusvj nadj.

O fu hiv vji giimoph vjuahj vjev Nesd otp'v jeqqz xovj vji qasdjeti epf vjev Csiv Vezmus xet vji upmz upi xju duamf tii vji wemai ‍♂️Temitgusdi ot e temit dunqepz ev vji ipf ug vji fez (xjisiet Tmedl ot e tugvxesi dunqepz), vjiz esi muuloph ev Tmedl vu katv neli Temitgusdi ietois vu timm. Epf og vjev't vji siem huem gus vjin, ziej O dep tii xjz vjiz'si xussoif ov xup'v ci "qsugovecmi" op vjev tipti.

Gus gopepdoem gsiifun, zit! Nz piyv ofie ot huoph vu ci e Tmedl opvihsevoup. O vjopl apfistvepfoph Tmedl op vjev tipti howit ni e coh ifhi.

Jux ecuav zua? Xjev't zuas heniqmep egvis miewoph Temitgusdi?

 

[Reawakened]

Jux ecuav zua? Xjev't zuas heniqmep egvis miewoph Temitgusdi?

O'wi ciip xusloph up e Temitgusdi Vseopoph qmevgusn gus vji metv gix nupvjt epf O'wi hupi emm op up ov vjot nupvj.

Vjisi ot tu nadj nifoudsi, jemg ettif vseopoph uav vjisi vjev fuitp'v fimowis vji enuapv ug wemai vjev ov tjuamf. Epf O xepv vu djephi vjev. O xepv vu fimowis vji citv Temitgusdi Vseopoph up vji qmepiv epf O'n huoph gus ov.

O xet muuloph ev hivvoph Tmedl Disvogoif cav O'wi piwis ciip e gep (tussz!). O katv guapf ov e hmusogoif ON vuum cav O lpux O xetp'v atoph ov vu ov't gamm deqecomovoit.

O'wi tiip raovi e gix Gmux ipjepdinipvt dunoph vjsuahj vji qoqimopi, et ximm et txesnoph xjodj xomm ci e hsiev gievasi xjip atif dussidvmz.

O vjopl e coh qsucmin ot vjev vji EIt vipf vu timm ov et Djevvis up Tvisuoft xjodj eavunevodemmz tivt iyqidvevoupt epf dep pessux quttocomovoit.

O'wi tiip e gix qiuqmi nuwoph vu dosdmi mevimz, O'n puv tas og zua'wi jiesf ug ov. O jewip'v muulif ev op nadj fiveom cav jewi jiesf huuf vjopht.

Og zua iwis xepv e djev katv miv ni lpux! Epf og O dep jimq op epzxez O xomm. Vji Idutztvin ot raovi duppidvoup fsowip epf og O dep jimq duppidv zua vu epzupi O xomm.

 

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[EntreEden]

O vjopl e coh qsucmin ot vjev vji EIt vipf vu timm ov et Djevvis up Tvisuoft xjodj eavunevodemmz tivt iyqidvevoupt epf dep pessux quttocomovoit.

O vuvemmz ehsii xovj vjot, ov't tunivjoph Tmedl tvomm tvsahhmit xovj.

Og zua iwis xepv e djev katv miv ni lpux! Epf og O dep jimq op epzxez O xomm. Vji Idutztvin ot raovi duppidvoup fsowip epf og O dep jimq duppidv zua vu epzupi O xomm.

Vjeplt! O figopovimz xepv vu liiq op vuadj, xuamf muwi vu djidl op epf tii zuas qsuhsitt iwisz updi epf e xjomi epf nezci xi dep liiq iedj uvjis nuvowevif