[uurayan]

The irony of this post is that Jason would most definitely not want you in his company.

In a startup, which his companies are, there really is no room for people want normal jobs and want to work normal hours. Startup life is a very fast paced constant swim upstream. You're trying to cram years worth of work into months to create enormous value as quickly as possible. ALL startups want "rockstar" employees as they help this process exponentially. What he's stating is not really anything different than any other start up founder would say he/she wants, its just he says it in a very inflammatory way.

[marcamillion]

Firstly, how do you know he would never want me? I consider myself the perfect startup employee.

I actually have worked for one startup before and am doing my own right now.

I know about long nights, tight deadlines, and no money.

I know about creativity due to constraints and responding quickly.

I also know about abusive bosses and unproductive labor practices.

I would be hard pressed to find ANY software developer that agrees that they perform best under a boss like Jason.

[jasonmcalacanis]

Well, I don't know you Marc, so until you come in for an coffee I can't make a decision on your hire-ability.

Pros: you know how to get attention for yourself by using the classic Calacanis-HN link-baiting technique; you're not afraid to mix it up in the comments.

Cons: you seem like a whinny, entitled kid--I'm guessing you complain about a bunch of tiny things and you'll probably be a rice picker and not a samurai due to this; your writing is weak, and doesn't show much logical.

Of course, these are superficial judgements.... come to Mahalo for launch next time you're in Santa Monica, meet the team, see what we're doing and then write another blog post....

or maybe that would take actual effort as opposed to just firing off a blog post slamming someone you don't know

[marcamillion]

Jason, you are right. The title, and perhaps the content is classic Calacanis-HN link-baiting. But, quite frankly, you make it too easy.

Naturally, I am not surprised that you think that someone that disagrees with you (and actually voices an opinion), is a 'whinny, entitled kid'. Further descending into personal attacks about the likelihood of whether or not I complain about a bunch of tiny things, is also not surprising and I will not take them personally.

The unfortunate reality is that when you are a public figure, like yourself, and you spew consistently 'controversial' comments, you are likely to get these types of responses.

The next time I am in Santa Monica, although I don't know when that will be, I would love to come to Mahalo and have a look-see. I don't think that will change my opinions based on what you portray, but I will keep an open mind.

Perhaps the next time you are in Jamaica, I can show you around.

Not because I don't like your stances on many things (specifically your opinions on the ways to conduct business), doesn't mean we can't be polite without getting personal. Disagree while being agreeable.

As a general rule, I tend to wish everyone all the success in the world. But, to be quite honest, it seems to have gone to your head - although, I don't know you personally, so that could be a superficial judgement :)

[jasonmcalacanis]

It's fairly clear you're a hater. That's OK, there is a lot to hate. :-)

[marcamillion]

Just for the record, I am not the one that voted you down for this comment.

[iamgoat]

His company is over 3 years old. It is no longer a startup.