<p dir="ltr"><em>Here's an account of life at AccelerEyes from Vish, the first full-time employee at the company. Over the past 3 months, our company has doubled in size and Vish recently wrote the following to the new employees. We share here on the blog too to give a peek into our culture. If you are a great GPU programmer, you might be interested in <a href="http://accelereyes.com/careers">joining our team too</a>.</em></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Hello Everyone,</p>
<p dir="ltr">When I joined in early 2009, AccelerEyes was barely occupying a full cubicle. "Could this be a company?", was my first thought. And yet, here we are, growing in size, reputation, and revenue!</p>
<p dir="ltr">I will always cherish those early days for the complete uncertainty as to the future - both mine and the company's. We were just beginning to take shape, and I guess we all felt that the only way to move was forward. And I am glad that we - and I - have only been moving forward for the four awesome years I have been here.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The past four years have raced by at breakneck pace. I have dived into so many technologies, got a chance to speak to so many customers, fiddled around with so many systems, and learned more than I ever did in all my professional life. Its fair to say that AccelerEyes made me what I am today.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'd like to say that I have tried my best to give back to AccelerEyes as good as I got. And yet, I can tell you that 4 years is <i>barely enough to scratch the surface</i> on what you can accomplish at AccelerEyes.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In fact, I sincerely hope that among all of you new hires, we see someone that's willing to take up the mantle of creating fully automated, hands-off systems that (for once) do not mysteriously fail (Windows 32-bit, I hope you are listening).</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'd like to share some wisdom I have learned - about AccelerEyes, startup life, <i>life</i> in general, to all our new hires:</p>

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	<li>Dive in. With all your heart. Ignore the naysayers (of which you will find plenty)</li>
	<li>Get out of your comfort zone, for that's how you'll learn!</li>
	<li>Don't be afraid to say, "I don't know."</li>
	<li>But don't ask for help as a first resort, but find the solution on your own as far as possible. And if you can't, know when to ask for help.</li>
	<li>"Done is better than perfect" (some of the time).</li>
	<li>Never do something manually if you can automate it.</li>
	<li>Get accomplished at at least one of vim or emacs.</li>
	<li>Always keep our customers at the top of your priority list.</li>
	<li>And lastly, have a blast!</li>
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<p dir="ltr">At AccelerEyes, I have opportunities to build real products and processes. I have opportunities to grow as an engineer and a person. And I have wonderful chances to make my mark on what will hopefully become a world leading company.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sincerely,</p>
<p dir="ltr">Vish</p>

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