Andrew SutherlandOvjeren akaunt

@asuth

Founder & CTO of Quizlet. I want to make a large positive impact in education. MIT ‘12 (incomplete). Reach me at andrew@quizlet.com

San Francisco, CA
Vrijeme pridruživanja: ožujak 2011.

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  1. Me, in free fall

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    2. pro 2019.

    One common advice I've seen is that warm intros are the only way into an interview at a top venture fund. From personal experience, I can say that it is not true. Take your time with the app. Demonstrate a true passion for something. I promise USV will give you a fair chance.

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  3. Who wants to join me in donating matching funds for decarbonizing our energy supply?

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  4. ...The part the kids seemed to like the most was the next part, where I talk about dating :). So anyway, writing this speech was really hard and really fun and I'm really proud of it. Let me know what you think!

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  5. "It’s moments like these, when you aren’t in the room, that how you treat people can make all the difference."

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  6. "And they all told him that Quizlet is a great place to work. They could have said we were terrible people, he could have rejected his offer, and we would never have known why. Instead, he joined our team and he became a valuable colleague."

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  7. "What I’ve seen, over and over, is that people you meet in one place will pop up again later in your life… somewhere else. For example, we just hired a new employee named Cyrus. Before he took the job, he reached out to 3 of our former employees to get the inside scoop on us."

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  8. "You get to choose the principles you live by. If you can find the courage to be honest, you’ll develop a reputation as a trustworthy person. So I’ll ask you, what is your reputation today? What do you want it to be?"

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  9. Starting around 10:40 I talk about reputation and trust and honesty. These are things I care about deeply. Small part of it:

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  10. ...but the extra editing and preparation, including getting professional coaching help, is totally worth it).

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  11. ...but I will say, it's really rewarding when you feel all the words are in the right place and you truly believe them and you've practiced your delivery. When I was younger I would just wing stuff like this...

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  12. (Side note: writing and practicing this took weeks. I'm a bit of a speech noob so I can still improve delivery-wise and it won't take as much preparation next time...

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  13. I recently delivered the commencement address at Paly High in Palo Alto. My speech was about treating people well. I'm proud of it:

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  14. I’ve been supporting , which is building next-gen voting machines and related tech. They’re a non-profit and they’ll be presenting at YC demo day on Sunday and Monday. If you’re there, check them out!

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    11. ožu 2019.

    Announcing a new structure for OpenAI which we've been working on for the past two years:

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    8. ožu 2019.

    Deepali Dixit, QA Manager, shares how she found a member for her team through the Path Forward Program.

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  17. Alexa ranks Quizlet at #41 of all US websites. Quantcast ranks Quizlet at #15 of all US websites. (take these rankings with a grain of salt, but still :))

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  18. The SF public defenders office is an elite institution, which is not something that can be said in many cities, because of Adachi.

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