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I don't consider myself a kid anymore, but I'd still love to be part of a startup. The opportunity to work with smart individuals in a sensible environment is p

I don't consider myself a kid anymore, but I'd still love to be part of a startup. The opportunity to work with smart individuals in a sensible environment is pretty huge. The potential to learn a lot about what is required in running a startup is another thing. The ability to make a good living while doing something cool is yet another. I'm one of those people who doesn't particularly care what startup I work for. As long as it's not a spamming site or something else that generally makes the world a worse place, I'd be excited to work there. If I wanted to solve problems I was interested in, I'd be a Ph.D. student, create a personal project, start my own startup, or get a completely unrelated job while programming in my spare time. Right now (for the next few years, at least) I just want to make some good, reasonably-steady money while providing value in a job that I enjoy. The specific problems I'd be solving have very little bearing on my thought process right now.

JabavuAdams 16y ago
Right now (for the next few years, at least) I just want to make some good, reasonably-steady money while providing value in a job that I enjoy. The specific problems I'd be solving have very little bearing on my thought process right now. Um, it sounds like you really don't want to work for a startup. And, that's not a bad thing. Perhaps you've been oversold on the startupian == special forces, genco employee == demoralized grunt attitude that's common on sites like this. The opportunity to work with smart individuals in a sensible environment is pretty huge. There is no generic startup, and many startups are far from sensible! All that said, I'm in week two of my startup, but it's because I have an unbearable, pathological, un-fucking-reasonable need to work for myself. There's absolutely nothing wrong with steady and sensible, but you're not likely to find it by generically applying to startups.
- BrandonM 16y ago
  I realize that there are non-startups I'd enjoy working for, but in general I think that being employee number 10-50 would suit me better. I'd prefer to spend the majority of my time developing new code. I enjoy creating APIs. I would want to be able to execute good ideas (that make it quickly into the end product) myself without a ton of bureaucracy. Sure, there are some companies where these things are true, but I think they are much more likely to be the case in a startup. And when I say "steady", I don't mean that I need a high-paying job that I needn't be scared of losing for the next several years. I simply mean that I would like a salary with a monthly or bi-weekly paycheck for as long as I happen to be working there. I only meant steady in relation to freelancing or creating my own product.

JabavuAdams 16y ago

Right now (for the next few years, at least) I just want to make some good, reasonably-steady money while providing value in a job that I enjoy. The specific problems I'd be solving have very little bearing on my thought process right now. Um, it sounds like you really don't want to work for a startup. And, that's not a bad thing. Perhaps you've been oversold on the startupian == special forces, genco employee == demoralized grunt attitude that's common on sites like this. The opportunity to work with smart individuals in a sensible environment is pretty huge. There is no generic startup, and many startups are far from sensible! All that said, I'm in week two of my startup, but it's because I have an unbearable, pathological, un-fucking-reasonable need to work for myself. There's absolutely nothing wrong with steady and sensible, but you're not likely to find it by generically applying to startups.

BrandonM 16y ago
I realize that there are non-startups I'd enjoy working for, but in general I think that being employee number 10-50 would suit me better. I'd prefer to spend the majority of my time developing new code. I enjoy creating APIs. I would want to be able to execute good ideas (that make it quickly into the end product) myself without a ton of bureaucracy. Sure, there are some companies where these things are true, but I think they are much more likely to be the case in a startup. And when I say "steady", I don't mean that I need a high-paying job that I needn't be scared of losing for the next several years. I simply mean that I would like a salary with a monthly or bi-weekly paycheck for as long as I happen to be working there. I only meant steady in relation to freelancing or creating my own product.