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Startups are wonderful, freeing experiences. You can build exactly the company and culture you want, balancing so many of the things that you didn't have contro
by trjordan 9y ago
Startups are wonderful, freeing experiences. You can build exactly the company and culture you want, balancing so many of the things that you didn't have control over at a bigger company.
Then you get customers.
Customers don't care if you're burnt out.
Customers don't care if you're transparent and fair to your colleagues.
You get grace periods when you're first starting out, or first signed a couple contracts, or after delivering a few key efforts.
But at the end of the day, customers are where the pressure comes from, because they are the sustaining force of your business.
- pcsanwald 9y agothis has been my experience exactly and a great summary. starting your own business vs being an employee is not about being your own boss, it's about trading one boss for many bosses (your customers, your investors, the bank, etc).
- binaryblitz 9y agoExactly this. I've worked at numerous startups and they're all the same. They all eventually fail, or become an actual company. I'd love to see what the author's "amazing work hard, play hard startup" looks like in a year, two years, etc.