Something on similar lines is https://www.thebetterindia.com/. It has positive stories , though based out of India only.

There is a (at least one more) newer version: (from 2017 August) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1JzLTH4G4&list=PLC1qU-LWwr...

You need to read http://www.ycombinator.com/whynot/ carefully - Sounds like fair reasoning to me

Finally they have started coming - Someone reported in the other group

Congratulations !

Firstly your experience is very good, and it must be very enriching. Do not undersell yourself, you can give a very positive spin on your indie experience. You can cite this as your entrepreneurial foray.

Secondly, why not try for few interviews at good companies, and see how you like the feel - You might like it - If it does not work out well, you can always go back.

I don't understand the lofty valuation of these food startups - Most of them are running huge losses, their customer acquisition/marketing cost is so high - Look at Blue Apron.

Hopefully we start getting more updates on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15530166 as the day proceeds

You can get ANY salary increase % depending on the following:

- You should do very well in the interview

- It should be dependent on how much they need your skills

- It should be dependent on how much they can pay for a role like yours, or one notch above [Please take Glassdoor data with a pinch of salt - some of the data is averaged out, or outdated]

Negotiation skills are key.

They absolutely do - take an ant and put it in your palm, it will frantically run around trying to get off you.

Similarly, if an intergalactic monster comes to Earth, I am sure we will be fully perceptive of them :)