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"Remember what a startup is, economically: a way of saying, I want to work faster. Instead of accumulating money slowly by being paid a regular wage for fifty y
by udfalkso 16y ago
"Remember what a startup is, economically: a way of saying, I want to work faster. Instead of accumulating money slowly by being paid a regular wage for fifty years, I want to get it over with as soon as possible. "
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- nkohari 16y agoI never agreed with that statement. It makes it seem like startups are a way to get rich quick -- and more often than not, they aren't.
- hasenj 16y agoExactly, the "Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us" video is a great rebuttal of this idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc