Lesson learned: creating a profitable, repeatable business process is more valuable than being an excellent piece of that process. That's something every star

Lesson learned: creating a profitable, repeatable business process is more valuable than being an excellent piece of that process. That's something every startup founder should always remember. Google is more than its engineers, Goldman Sachs is more than its IBankers, Hollywood is more than its stars, etc. Companies are engines that turn money into more money - everything else is just a part in that engine. Maybe you can make more money being a part in a big engine than owning your own small engine, but don't complain if the owner of big engine swaps you out.