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Trying to put in the effort to get a bump in salary is very different from the kind of creation that is the main benefit of startups to society. To counter you

Trying to put in the effort to get a bump in salary is very different from the kind of creation that is the main benefit of startups to society. To counter your anecdote with another one, if only half of the characterization of Steve Jobs is true, do you really believe the exact amount of potential financial upside was ever really a question for him? Sure, if the economic environment had been so extremely bad as to make it impossible to make a living off founding Apple it's likely he would have gone somewhere else. But that's a strawman and you know it.

pandaman 11y ago
>Trying to put in the effort to get a bump in salary is very different from the kind of creation that is the main benefit of startups to society. Exactly my point. It's a very small effort comparing to running your business. Even by itself it's not much - reply to a recruiter, have some interviews, change direct deposit, insurance, 401k etc. >To counter your anecdote with another one, if only half of the characterization of Steve Jobs is true, do you really believe the exact amount of potential financial upside was ever really a question for him? I am not familiar with Mr. Jobs but seeing how he has been extremely well compensated all his life I see no reason to believe he was not financially motivated.