Ask HN: Our 1-month-old wine startup just raised a huge round at a $5m valuation

Dear HN,

We just raised a large round at a $5 million valuation.

We’re packing our bags, renting a sick place in San Francisco, and changing the wine industry forever.

We’re looking for a badass engineer to join us. This isn’t a job. What we’re offering you is a fully-immersive startup experience.

You will become a part of our core team - living, working, eating, partying, and sleeping under the same roof as us.

WHO ARE WE?

- Our team hails from successful startups like AppSumo, WineAccess, McKesson, ID Creator; and our advisors are from Google, Society of Wine Educators, and leaders of Fortune 500 companies

- Our marketplace connects wineries to online buyers

- We absolutely hate Groupon and deep-discounts – they kill brands and bastardize pricing structures.

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING YOU?

- Co-founder title and equity

- Room in our upscale loft in SOMA

- Monthly cash

- Any computer set-up you want, headphones, monitors, anything.

- Fully stocked bar with high end wine + unlimited snacks

YOU:

- Are a hustler and get shit done quickly

- Have senior-level experience with the following technology stack: PHP, jQuery, CodeIgniter, Ajax, MySQL

- Are an expert at quickly becoming an expert

- Have experience managing a team of remote junior developers

- Can routinely work 16+ hour days

PLUS SPECIAL BROWNIE POINTS IF YOU:

- Have a love of wine

- Can speak Spanish

- Experience with: Server administration, e-commerce marketplaces, API’s

- Have a burning hatred for deep-discount marketplaces like Groupon

- Like eating carne asada tacos and playing poker

HOW TO APPLY

- Send an email to ycwinestartup@gmail.com and answer this question “I am perfect to join your team because…”

- Feel free to check out our site: http://bit.ly/17E26g7

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throwawayuc 12y ago ↗

Wow great post - good luck finding the right person. If I was 10 years younger and no wife I'd be moving right in with you guys. Sounds like the perfect startup culture

jeffreybarrett 12y ago ↗

Thank you! While we don't care about age - probably not enough room for your wifey to move in with us. Feel free to spread the word to any good candidates.

byoung2 12y ago ↗

I almost thought this was a serious post. Well played!

It is serious! Does it reek of insincerity? We are looking for some good talent please spread the word if you know of anyone

Can routinely work 16+ hour days

I figured you couldn't be serious about that

Probably should have wrote 12+ hour days.

I'll admit most people probably aren't cut out for even 12 hrs per day. But the payoff will be worth it in the end for whoever comes along with us. I've done 12+ hour days on average for the past 18 months to get the site to launch.

I'm basically looking for clones of myself at this point. Someone who wants to be the first to wake up - last to go to bed. If this sounds like you... please contact us.