10 Unusual Things I Didn’t Know About Google (also: the worst venture capital decision in history) Altucher Confidential I made the worst decision in venture capital history in late 2000. I was a partner at a venture firm called 212 Ventures. What? You never heard of it? We had $100 million from Investcorp, $5 million from CS First Boston, $5 milion from First Union (which became Wachovia) and $5 million from UBS. It was either late 2000 or early 2001 when one of the associates (and my future business partner) Dan Kelly approached me with an opportunity. Dan came into my office where I was playing the classic 80s arcade game “Defender”. “Wait? “They make some kind of software for search engines. I stopped playing. Dan went back and made something up. That’s because we had a lot of money invested in huge opportuniti es like this one. Well, Oingo somehow managed to raise some money and stay afloat. Sometimes I’m not very bright. Some other unusual things about Google that I didn’t know (well, I did know the above story but the rest of these things I wasn’t aware of): - Family . - Backrub . - Patents .
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Hey Square --- DITCH THE DONGLE Lackadaisy Expressions Boy, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I started this. I've had requests for some sort of expressions tutorial dating back a while now, so I figured, "Sure! I can explain expression drawing...and it'll be way better than all those tutorials out there that are nothing but charts of generic expressions. Yeah! Just give me a day or two to whip something up..." Um. Anyway, I found all I could really do was try to explain ways to teach yourself...and then add some pictures.
The Best Ways to Answer "Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?" - Lifehacker "I don't know where I'll be in five years, but within a year, I hope to land several high-profile clients." OK, I'm not a professional Human Resources kinda guy, but if I was, please don't answer that way. It smacks of "I don't know how to answer that question, so I'll answer a different one." Honestly, I wouldn't even answer it in professional/career terms. Employers want to get a sense of how well their employee will fit into the job at hand, which means both a professional (Do you have the skills?) and a personal (Will we get along? If you're not married, answer along the lines of something like, "within five years, I plan to settle down and have kids," which shows the business that they don't have to worry so much about you quitting and taking off. Remember: getting the personal side of someone is VERY difficult for an employer to ask during an interview.
HR Interviews This Man Wants To Beat LinkedIn In All The Places That Matter * 10 Killer Interview Tactics You Ought to Know | The Undercover Recruiter Job interviews can be a mystery. But you can find success if you follow the right job interview strategies. The following 10 tips are the best job interview strategies to follow if you want to ace your next interview. 1. Study the company One of the best job interview strategies that most candidates ignore is to study the current events of the company. 2. As a candidate, you should be very familiar with your resume. Related: What You Ought to Know About Resume Writing 3. Many candidates don’t properly prepare for a job interview. 4. After landing an interview, you need to study the job description to truly understand what the interviewer is looking for. 5. You know the saying, “There’s never a second chance to make a first impression?” 6. Making positive eye contact is one of the best job interview strategies to follow. Thus, it is very important that you make eye contact when you first meet interviewer and shake hands. 7. 8. 9. 10.