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Posts like this are part of the problem (you wouldn't call Peter Norvig an under-achiever, would you?). There are plenty of great jobs at huge firms and there a

Posts like this are part of the problem (you wouldn't call Peter Norvig an under-achiever, would you?). There are plenty of great jobs at huge firms and there are shit jobs at startups. Most of the enterprise people I know would hate it if they had to do some of the sysadmin/dba/support stuff most startup people have to do (look at Zed Shaw, he explicitly singled out the sysadmin aspects of his startup job as to why he left dropbox). It's a luxury to be able to have dedicated staff around for that stuff. I get to write code all day and it keeps me pretty happy. Oh, and I get to leave at 5:00pm and not feel guilty about it. :)

mbyrne 16y ago
Do you mean the post or my comment is part of the problem? I don't think you read the post. Why do you bring in Peter Norvig and his level of achievement, if he got where he is by leaving the office at 5pm everyday, I would love to hear the facts. The post asked why are startups that attempt to achieve greatness so celebrated? and also why are the opinions of those who dare greatness valued more that someone who is very happy in his averageness? And, why try if we know most will fail? I think someone can achieve greatness working 9-5, I think someone who works 9-5 can have great insight, knowledge, and be truly happy. But the post question was Why do people consider startups to be a big deal?, and the answer is, because they are.