The 24 People You Meet at Every Start-Up
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Everyone has their idea of what goes down in Silicon Valley and other start-up hubs. But only those who work in tech really get the people who work there — you know, the guy who dropped out of school to start his own company, the brogrammer, or the lone girl who stands out (ladies, let's change that!). Even if you don't recognize these people, consider this your introduction. Source: HBO
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The Person Who's Only There For the Free Food and Booze
02
The CEO Who's Convinced His App Is Going to Change the World
03
The Start-Up Ninja Who Doesn't Talk — Because Stealth Mode
04
The State School Alumni Who Works Harder Than the Ivy Leaguer
05
The College Dropout Who's Damn Proud of It
06
The Guy Who Mentions His Start-Up Idea at Happy Hour but Makes You Swear Not to Tell Anyone
07
The Jaded Soul Who's Ready to Do Something Else
08
The Girl Who Used to Work For Corporate America and Never Takes Anything For Granted
09
The "Entrepreneur" Who's Really Just Unemployed
10
The Quintessential Brogrammer
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The Person Whose First Company Was Bought Out by Google
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The Intern Who Does Her Job Better Than Everyone Else
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The Know-It-All Whose Last Start-Up Failed, but He Thinks He's Better Than Everyone
14
The Unicorn (aka Minority Female Developer)
15
The Pep Talker Who Never Lets You Down
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The Girl Who Can't Code but Goes to Hackathons to Meet Potential Husbands
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The Non-Coder Who Insists His Job Is More Important
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The Introvert Who Mumbles in Person but Sends Long IMs and Emails
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The Person Who Dresses Strictly in Free Swag
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The Person Who Name Drops at Every Chance and Pretends to Be Friends With All the CEOs
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The Guy Who Only Got the Job Because He Went to College With the Founder
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The Start-Up Groupie Who Is Way Too Enthusiastic About Everything the Company Is Doing
23
The Person Who Looks Like He's Headed to a Music Festival After Work
Source: Youtube user Nacho Punch
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And Lastly, the IT Guy Who Refuses to Give You a New Computer Even Though Yours Is Fried
But please? Source: BBC