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Not true. The idea that a startup is more financially secure than a job is not realistic for most people. At a startup, the worst you can do is lose all your i
by motoko 19y ago
Not true. The idea that a startup is more financially secure than a job is not realistic for most people.
At a startup, the worst you can do is lose all your invested capital, go deeply into debt, lose the respect of your peers, burn out, and have such a large gap in your track record of gainful employment that getting a job at the level you would want is very difficult.
Further, you _can_ get fired from a startup. Your investors become your owners, and they can fire you. Your cofounders can fire you (or screw you in other ways), too.
- Xichekolas 19y agoBut I would argue that at a job, the worst you can do is lose years of your life, go deeply into debt, lose the respect of your peers, burn out, and get pidgeonholed into a career-path that makes getting a job at the level you would want in a different career-path very difficult. I'm not saying a startup is risk-free, but I wish people would quit treating employment as risk-free too. It just seems like you have a lot more control over your situation (picking your cofounders, picking your investors) than you do as an employee (who can be fired on a whim). You can work has as an employee and not have anything to show for it. If you work hard as a founder, customers are much less likely to 'fire' you at random.