Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (Poster Rabid) — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:55:38 GMT

OK you got me on the 2-year 500 Million one. I was probably optimistic, but they have to be worth 100 Mill right now based on the 5:1 venture capital ratio. With Microsoft in a buying mode, search is getting more valuable. I assume that they will build value and sell before they run out of money. The VC's will see to that.

If they didn't have a plan, I don't think Sequoia, Elon Musk, CBS & others would have invested (rather heavily). Investors like this can provide...

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (pxsant) — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:49:53 GMT

You are a big time optimist. The odds of a small company being worth even a fraction of 500 mil 2 years from now is very remote. And, regardless of their perceived value at that time, the stock is worthless unless and until the company goes public. As far as I can tell right now, they are still privately held. Just because they are backed by a venture capital group does not mean they will ever go public. Any time you are served a carrot of stock options in a currently non public...

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (codger) — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:35:22 GMT

"they only hire Americans!!" Now that is a real plus! How can anyone project $500 million two years in the future? Is this supported by a business plan? Is it projected revenue, or is it the company's anticipated net worth? Or? Is it a WAG? I would want to know a lot more than their cash position before I signed on. You say that they have cash enough for 4 years. What is included in that projection?

I can't help it. I'm a financial guy at heart, and have little...

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (G0ddard B0lt) — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:27:06 GMT

They want talent. They are willing to pay for it. They have some early stage stock options they will be handing out. They have a unique angle on a supposedly commoditized industry, internet search

BFD on their style.

Their ad made me laugh.

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (Poster Rabid) — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:03:21 GMT

I think the work environment is somewhat (high expectations) like Codger implied, but then I found out that they are distributing 15% of the stock to 50 employees. If the company is even partly successful and maybe evaluates to 500 million in 2 years, well ...you can do the math but I get 1.5 Mil each. I know thety are ahead of schedule on their inventory of search pages. All this info is public from internet searches I did.

Also they have a lot of money in the bank, enough for 4...

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (John Masterson) — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:19:38 GMT

Poster,

Yes, well, maybe it would be a fun experience for a person getting started. After all, it is their own perception of themselves that matters, and if this job makes them feel special, then they would be happy about that.

And just maybe it might be a great, fun place to work.

I perceive that today's young (and I mean young!) CEOS at startups are Super Capitalists: get the most work out of your underlings, feed 'em free pizza, and then YOU take all...

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (Poster Rabid) — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:03:49 GMT

I informally checked on this and the pay is a lot higher, but the hours are probably somewhere between normal and what you said. I also found out that the stock options are pretty good. I also did some background work and found they are pretty well financed.

Maybe the reason this company (Mahalo) appeals to me is because it reminds me of a place I worked at a long time ago. It was a large toy company that had a mix of creative designers vs engineers and was a really good...

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (codger) — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:47 GMT

I wouldn't last ten minutes in that type of environment. The very thought nauseates me.

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (Poster Rabid) — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:51:35 GMT

But it looks like you do From what I hear, either you love him or hate him. I am personally kinda neutral, bit it looks to me that all the preliminary patter in the posting is typical corporate egospeak to pump up the candidate.

I don't work on the left coast, so my opinion on most of the dot-com crowd are just what I hear. But it looks to me that the biggest value in an internet startup is perception from both the...

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (John Masterson) — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:22:46 GMT

Translation: your "superstar's pay" will be primarily artificially created bragging rights and phony status.

Your hourly rate will be about $19/hour for 90 hours a week mandatory.

Oh, and because you are so important, you will wear a beeper...even in the shower.

Re: Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (codger) — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:05:36 GMT

I think that someone should kick Jason's ass. What an immature, ego-centric jerk.

Wanted - FT System Engineer at Mahalo in Santa Monica

feeds@yuku.com (Poster Rabid) — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:27:19 GMT

If you apply and get the job, I want credit because I will get a free dinner

here's the details given by Jason & Mark @ Mahalo.com
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Doubling the size of our technical staff here in Los Angeles to keep up with the