I think hire an oldster is a flawed argument per se. In fact, once escaped the hourly rate trap, forever escaped. Think in terms of providing added monetary val

I think hire an oldster is a flawed argument per se. In fact, once escaped the hourly rate trap, forever escaped. Think in terms of providing added monetary value and charge your clients a well deserved 20% instead of asking for a salary. That way, if you are so smart you will work many less hours for a much higher return. This comes natural as we get older because we grow both human and technical benchmarks, but I concede it may not be the best setup for a fast burning startup (headless chickens environment it seems to us). That's why this kind of posts here on HN, recently.