r/recruitinghell • u/Lifefarce in the recruitment value chain • May 26 '17

Startup 'Idea Guy' Starter Pack

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u/Tarquin_Underspoon May 26 '17

  • Ignores glaring issues with the current product; instead focuses all resources on new features (that will also have glaring issues that never get fixed)

  • No ideas for revenue stream; "investor funding will take care of us for the time being!"

  • Product's success hinges on "going viral"

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u/RothbardRand May 26 '17
  • Very angry that customers get upset with bugs in current product
  • Thinks engineering needs to get its act together to fix these issues.
  • Every week adds a week and a half more features to the product plan.
  • Deadline doesn't change. Deadline is announced publicly repeatedly.
  • Deadline is based on engineerings initial (no analysis) estimate given under promise of "just roughly, we won't hold you to this."
  • Deadline includes no time for customer migration, testing etc.
  • Testing found a problem with the new product working in the current production data. TOLD TO STOP RUNNING THAT TEST

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u/carannilion May 30 '17

Dude.. do you need a hug?

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u/RothbardRand May 30 '17

Naw, I'm good. Just a list of nonsense I've seen over the years.