Mint Team Spotlight - Matt Snider
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- Name:
- Matt Snider
- Title:
- Lead Front-End Engineer
- Education &Experience:
- I spent 3 years studying at UCSB, attempting to earn a degree in Computer Engineering. However, I dropped out when I figured out how to make a lot of money playing video games.
- Tell us something interesting about yourself.
- I once sold virtual currency in Final Fantasy 11 and earned about $14,000.
- So you stand while you work. What’s up with that?
- I had a motorcycle accident that causes me many problems with back pain. Standing while working is best for the strain on my back, and it is actually quite comfortable once I got used to it.
- Best financial tip?
- Put a little money every month into a retirement account, and think of it as money you’ve never earned.
- Worst financial move?
- Dated a girl who was really into material things, spent all the money I made in Final Fantasy 11, and accumulated $6,000 in credit card debt before I finally broke up with her.
- How do you handle your finances?
- Excel. Oh, and Mint.
- What’s the funniest/craziest thing you’ve seen while working at Mint?
- I was about to interview someone and the previous interviewer comes out saying: “I think he’s high.”
- Why are you working at Mint?
- Out of all the web startups that I have seen, Mint was the first internet startup with a solid business plan that has the greatest chance of success.
- What do you do at Mint?
- I wire up everything that the users interact with.
- Favorite part about working here?
- How intelligent everyone is at Mint.
- What don’t you like about working here?
- Cubes suck.
- What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
- A professional space skydiver.
- What profession would you absolutely not like to participate in?
- Anything in the service industry.
- What do you do after work?
- Work, again.
- Do you have a website or a blog?
- www.mattsnider.com
Don’t your legs get tired of standing all day? I think I see a chair somewhere in that office.
That sucks that a girl drained your money. What love will do….
He seems like a smart guy, until I read the part about spending $14K on a chick. Whoa! I hope he finds his match. I hope he doesn’t think all women are like that.
DUDE WE GOTTA TAKE DOWN THESE F^#%ING CUBES!
@Misit: Matt told me that during the first few weeks, his leg did got tired. But as time went on, he got used to it.
@Moneymonk: I doubt Matt thinks all women are like that. I believe he’s been with his current girlfriend for awhile now, and every so often, we’ll see him eating her home cooking for lunch. Damn him.
@Atish: I’ll join in if you start the first tear down…
moneymonk, I learned my lesson ^_^. my girl friend now is amazing.
Good for you! Some men take it out on all women. I’m glad you learned your lesson. Material women are evil !!!! LOL
Damn. First Google and now Mint. All the mind share gurus are gone.
Stewie! Matt is clearly awesome. But dude, you should try one of those kneeling chair things. They’re neat, and don’t strain your legs much.
I’ve have problems with my knees, and sitting all day can cause them to stiffen up. Thankfully I managed to procure a large whiteboard for my office and now spend large portions of my day pacing up and down scribbling stuff on the boards and taking a webcam pic when they get full.
It’s good to keep moving but I don’t think I could stand up all day.