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The underlying premise of what you write, seems to be that money is the only yardstick that matters. That is why you patronisingly write that there is a very lo

The underlying premise of what you write, seems to be that money is the only yardstick that matters. That is why you patronisingly write that there is a very long line of people between Mark Zuckerberg and DHH who are "winning at life", even though the reason I referenced Mark Zuckerberg specifically was that he seems like a rare person who succeeds in business and apparently manages to balance that with the rest of his life (hats of to him for taking 2 months of paternity leave). It is why you dismiss the notion that the people who worked hard on a failed product, could have anything to be sorry about as long as they are still able to get a high paying job in the next hot startup. And its why you disregard the part of DHH's criticism that doesn't talk about whether or not your business will stand a smaller or greater chance of "making it", but warns about how dissatisfying it is to be a founder and not have total control, and about how the pressure to strike it big or go busto sucks all the fun out of having a business. Which is fine, I guess, and certainly explains why you wouldn't be impressed by someone like DHH. I for my part find DHH's opinion both interesting and refreshing.

vonnik 10y ago
> The underlying premise of what you write, seems to be that money is the only yardstick that matters. That's not what I said at all, and it does not reflect what I think, but it does smack of the presumptuous and dogmatic pigeon-holing that DHH often commits. Money is not the only thing that matters, but it is a thread that runs through most endeavors in tech and all venture undertakings and businesses. Control is a big issue. And so is survival. Sometimes to you give up the first to achieve the second. That usually happens by degrees. I am part of a venture-funded startup and well aware of the tradeoffs. I found DHH's perspective interesting the first time, but he has not done a lot to hold my attention since that initial exposure.

vonnik 10y ago

> The underlying premise of what you write, seems to be that money is the only yardstick that matters. That's not what I said at all, and it does not reflect what I think, but it does smack of the presumptuous and dogmatic pigeon-holing that DHH often commits. Money is not the only thing that matters, but it is a thread that runs through most endeavors in tech and all venture undertakings and businesses. Control is a big issue. And so is survival. Sometimes to you give up the first to achieve the second. That usually happens by degrees. I am part of a venture-funded startup and well aware of the tradeoffs. I found DHH's perspective interesting the first time, but he has not done a lot to hold my attention since that initial exposure.