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Why would you work for a software company if you are making that much?

aresant 16y ago
Think Hollywood director type job offer. Use somebody else's money to build your dream product with a huge incredible staff. Get gauranteed, huge up front salary to do so. Take away a sizeable piece of the action on the success.
- icefox 16y ago
  And being forced to justify every small thing and have to use outlook.
  - awakeasleep 16y ago
    When you're eminent in your field those sorts of things may become negotiable.
  - messel 16y ago
    The outlook burn was perfect, but you should have added monthly ethics training.
  - davidmurphy 16y ago
    Or Lotus Domino
- jokermatt999 16y ago
  There's also the advantage of them taking care of the business side. Reading some of his recent updates seems to indicate that the past few weeks have been spent dealing with administrative duties like lawyers, servers, and hiring. Were he to take them up on their offer, that could all be taken care of for him, if we wanted (I'm guessing). I'm happy that he's decided to stay independent, but I think Valve could actually handle a hire such as him correctly. They've got a great reputation with most of the gaming community for doing things right, and I'd be surprised if they screwed something like that up.
  - jeff18 16y ago
    With just a few days of revenue, Notch could retain world class accountants, lawyers, and sys-admins for years. :)
    - nl 16y ago
      Well accountants & sys-admins maybe. Have you seen legal fees?
- wushupork 16y ago
  When you put it that way it makes sense. It all depends on what he wants right? Does he want the freedom of being able to do whatever he wants WHEN he wants or does he want to do a huge dream product w/ the dream team with all the bells and whistles.
- guynamedloren 16y ago
  I think you're missing something here... The entire reason Minecraft is so successful is because there IS NO HUGE INCREDIBLE STAFF. The game spawned from the thoughts, dreams, and abilities of just a single mind. Add more minds and the game becomes something it was never intended to be.
  - jasonlotito 16y ago
    Not necessarily. And even still, that doesn't have to be a bad thing. Look at what Valve did with Portal. Compare it to the original game it was based around. I'm not saying he should have taken the job, but Valve has earned my faith that if they take on a project, they will do it justice.

Think Hollywood director type job offer. Use somebody else's money to build your dream product with a huge incredible staff. Get gauranteed, huge up front salary to do so. Take away a sizeable piece of the action on the success.

icefox 16y ago
And being forced to justify every small thing and have to use outlook.
- awakeasleep 16y ago
  When you're eminent in your field those sorts of things may become negotiable.
- messel 16y ago
  The outlook burn was perfect, but you should have added monthly ethics training.
- davidmurphy 16y ago
  Or Lotus Domino
jokermatt999 16y ago
There's also the advantage of them taking care of the business side. Reading some of his recent updates seems to indicate that the past few weeks have been spent dealing with administrative duties like lawyers, servers, and hiring. Were he to take them up on their offer, that could all be taken care of for him, if we wanted (I'm guessing). I'm happy that he's decided to stay independent, but I think Valve could actually handle a hire such as him correctly. They've got a great reputation with most of the gaming community for doing things right, and I'd be surprised if they screwed something like that up.
- jeff18 16y ago
  With just a few days of revenue, Notch could retain world class accountants, lawyers, and sys-admins for years. :)
  - nl 16y ago
    Well accountants & sys-admins maybe. Have you seen legal fees?
wushupork 16y ago
When you put it that way it makes sense. It all depends on what he wants right? Does he want the freedom of being able to do whatever he wants WHEN he wants or does he want to do a huge dream product w/ the dream team with all the bells and whistles.
guynamedloren 16y ago
I think you're missing something here... The entire reason Minecraft is so successful is because there IS NO HUGE INCREDIBLE STAFF. The game spawned from the thoughts, dreams, and abilities of just a single mind. Add more minds and the game becomes something it was never intended to be.
- jasonlotito 16y ago
  Not necessarily. And even still, that doesn't have to be a bad thing. Look at what Valve did with Portal. Compare it to the original game it was based around. I'm not saying he should have taken the job, but Valve has earned my faith that if they take on a project, they will do it justice.