tjstebbing

I'm an Aussie, and looking to launch a new startup in the next month. 12 months ago I would have opened a Delaware but the global economy is techtonically shifting with the rise of the Yuan, and overinflated USD. I think I need to seriously consider if anything attached strongly to the US or China is a wise move right now. Nationalistic hats-off if possible, where are the best places to domicile a new startup in the current climate?

After filing a violation with twitter support for an account impersonating an opensource project I work on (posting fake news, etc) Twitter has asked that I verify myself as being part of the organisation being impersonated by providing a copy of my business card or a signed company letterhead.

This is not the first time I've been challenged to provide a company letterhead as a form of authentication by a large, reasonably sophisticated company. How is this still considered quality best practice?

Recently read a tweet from a person complaining that most FB engineers studied for months to pass the interview, and how 'that didn't sit right'.

It made me think 'But working for a company accused of huge violations of personal privacy, as well as actual harm to vulnerable demographics.. does sit right?'

Do you work at or aspire to join a company like Meta, Alphabet, etc, and if so how do you reconcile that desire with their problematic histories.

Are you hoping to be the change? Is it about money and recognition? Or is it just not something you think about?

No judgement, I'm genuinely interested.