Worse, as a business owner, how am I to compete with someone getting free labor while I'm paying my employees like a sucker? Remember the context of this discu

Worse, as a business owner, how am I to compete with someone getting free labor while I'm paying my employees like a sucker? Remember the context of this discussion. We're talking about non-technical interns - who by definition are less valuable to an early-stage startup. Your argument assumes that your employees are of the same value as your interns. In an early-stage startup, the techs usually run the show. This article began by asking the following: "If you are a non-technical student, and you'd like some experience (i.e.: work) in a startup, what can you do to get in?" Business owner assumes mature business != early-stage startup founder. The context is different; in most cases the startup isn't even in the market to hire non-technical talent. This robs no-one of a job.