Charlie Cheever I think having a failed startup on your resume is better than having a 2 year gap, especially if the failed startup did some interesting things and you demonstrated your ability in some domain. https://www.quora.com/Should-I-mention-my-failed-startup-business-on-my-resume-If-yes-how-If-no-why
What’s the best advice for someone looking for their first job?
Auren Hoffman The most important thing to optimize for on your first job is growth. Growth is king, queen, and emperor combined. Optimize for growth above compensation, above location, above lifestyle, and above anything else. Getting a young person on a high growth path will set that person up for success much more so than […]
What is the best advice for a young, first-time startup CEO?
Cathy Han I’m a founder of 42 (Y Combinator W14), we’re a data analytics company. We launched at New York Fashion Week 2013 and TechCrunch Disrupt New York. We learned a lot from YC and building our company, here are a few things I wish we knew when we first started: Determination is the biggest […]