Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.
This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would
| # see https://www.topbug.net/blog/2013/04/14/install-and-use-gnu-command-line-tools-in-mac-os-x/ | |
| # core | |
| brew install coreutils | |
| # key commands | |
| brew install binutils | |
| brew install diffutils | |
| brew install ed --default-names | |
| brew install findutils --with-default-names |
| require 'rubygems' | |
| require 'mechanize' | |
| FIRST_NAME = 'FIRST_NAME' | |
| LAST_NAME = 'LAST_NAME' | |
| PHONE = 'PHONE' | |
| EMAIL = 'EMAIL@provider.com' | |
| PARTY_SIZE = 2 | |
| SCHEDULE_RANGE = { :start_time => '19:00', :end_time => '20:30' } |
