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Engineer Hot Girl Syndrome

When a non-technical founder starts treating really good engineers like attractive girls, asking them out to dinner, buying them gifts arbitrarily, and sometimes getting nervous in their presence.

Zeeshan's friend Vishnu is such a good programmer I get engineer hot girl syndrome in his presence. I want him on our team so badly.

Added by yungsnuggie yungsnuggie almost 9 years ago

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    MBA

    Certification that you've read case studies on how others have succeeded.

    Steve: Have you started your business yet?
    Jeremey: No I'm getting my MBA. I'll start my first business when I'm 30 and have a wife and kids.

    Added by yungsnuggie yungsnuggie almost 9 years ago

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    Stack

    Refers to the variety of technologies used to build and maintain your website, app, or service. Might also refer to a large amount of pancakes.

    Son: Hey pops, wanna throw another stack on my plate? Pass the syrup too.
    Pops: No son, your stack needs to maintainable, don't let your code base get out of control!

    Added by zander zander almost 9 years ago

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      Waterloo

      A mythical University in Canada where many good Engineers and Computer Scientists come from.

      Sam: "Where are all these Canadians from?"
      Matthew: "We hired 10 interns and 20 full-times from Waterloo. They get shit done because if we don't hire them, they'll have to work for Blackberry."

      Added by robert robert almost 9 years ago

      • zazpowered zazpowered

        @orien No what are you talking about

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        almost 9 years ago
      • zazpowered zazpowered

        @SingleCommaClub It's similar to what you see from immigrants to a new country like US or Canada

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        almost 9 years ago
      • zazpowered zazpowered

        I have a lot of friends from canada and waterloo and this seems really accurate from what i've heard

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        almost 9 years ago
      • charlesjo charlesjo

        It's like a parallel universe of Silicon Valley where people speak American English...

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        almost 9 years ago
      • orien orien

        @zazpowered aren't you from waterloo

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        almost 9 years ago
      • freefunctor freefunctor

        @SingleCommaClub That's not true at all. Pretty much everyone I know from my graduating class got offers from US companies. A significant proportion of students choose to stay because the region is booming right now, and also the quality of life in Canada is pretty high.

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        over 8 years ago
      • zazpowered zazpowered

        @freefunctor toronto and canada are awesome

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        over 8 years ago
      • SingleCommaClub SingleCommaClub

        Have worked with a lot of engineers from Waterloo through internships and full time. Can honestly say they are very talented, but there is a bias because all the ones that make it to US companies are generally top notch.

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        almost 9 years ago
      • Devilinlimbo Devilinlimbo

        I love this site!

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        over 7 years ago