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Note that none of those startups are currently tackling stagnant wages directly, which is really what would fix a lot of the other problems listed here. I've w
by 0xDEFC0DE 7y ago
Note that none of those startups are currently tackling stagnant wages directly, which is really what would fix a lot of the other problems listed here.
I've worked for a company that paid millions for a contract and software that ultimately wasn't used. There was tons of corporate waste that could be solved by simple internal CRUD apps and a little user training, purchases that weren't used much (if at all), projects that were bad from the start, and apathetic leadership with a comfy golden parachute.
But why would I make a startup that encourages companies to pay their employees more? Or fire bad leadership and bad employees? Or stop making dumbass purchases? Or stop giving out golden parachutes and force leadership to actually have skin in the game?
No business would hire that startup.
- Kalium 7y agoMore to the point, how do you address an issue with hundreds of contributory causes? It's so large as to be effectively intractable. It's akin to trying to cure the common cold. Of the issues you listed, dumbass purchases is by far the most tractable. It aligns with existing incentives. It's something companies are broadly already on board with. It might even be possible to contractually hook it in with departmental compensation to boost wages with part of the funds when waste is found. Now that sounds a lot more workable than "tackling stagnant wages". Might just be me, though.