Startups aren't for everyone, but I was an $85k a year salaried .NET developer and hated it. The money was nice, but the job was unfulfilling and the high paych

Startups aren't for everyone, but I was an $85k a year salaried .NET developer and hated it. The money was nice, but the job was unfulfilling and the high paycheck really just left me feeling like I was prostituting myself. I walked away, launched my startup, and was immediately happier. I wrote this post on my blog about my experience, which might help to clarify: http://kohari.org/2010/08/24/looking-back/ http://kohari.org/2010/08/24/looking-back/ Money and security isn't what everyone is after. I won't speak for others, but I'm an engineer and I want to build things. More specifically, I want to feel like the things I build have an immediate and significant impact on others, and there's nowhere better to feel that than at a startup.