As PG says, "Economically, you can think of a startup as a way to compress your whole working life into a few years."[1] The time scales that people use to defi

As PG says, "Economically, you can think of a startup as a way to compress your whole working life into a few years."[1] The time scales that people use to define "Job Hoppers" is wrong. At most big companies you cannot learn or accomplish much in a short time-frame because things move slower. However, in a startup 6 months is a long time to do something concrete. [1] - http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html