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Dude this article gives me work PTSD. I hate working for CEOs and stupid fucking managers. Open source forever.

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[–] samick1@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is a good thermometer reading. I'm pretty sure many communities are prepared to extend this indefinitely if current plans aren't reverted. I do believe him when he says

We absolutely must ship what we said we would.

I don't know who the angry VCs are who get to pull his strings but if this gets their attention - it may or it may not - reddit might budge on things a bit.

At the end of the day the company is hopeless to make a profit with him at the helm. This memo sounds slightly nervous and lacks confidence. He has no clue what he's doing.

[–] JohannesOliver@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

It needs to affect revenue. To do that it needs to last.

[–] EthicalAI@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah last time an executive told me that it didn’t happen and he got fired within 2 years

[–] samick1@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Same. Angry VC money is a demon that's not worth exercising.