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I guess this goes against the grain and threatens the hope of many hn readers but you are essentially right. For sure, some people manage to have a startup and
by southerndrift 7y ago
I guess this goes against the grain and threatens the hope of many hn readers but you are essentially right. For sure, some people manage to have a startup and a job, like some people get rich by playing the lottery.
But this setup is like crunch time in game studios which is agreed on not being very productive. Programmers make enough money that they can put some aside to have time for a startup. Unlike in other professions, there is always another job waiting if the startup was not successful. So why risk the startup by dividing one's focus?
- sokoloff 7y agoWhy risk never starting anything at all because of the perceived need to do it big bang or nothing?
- adamnemecek 7y agoFalse dichotomy. Start side projects. But there will be a point where you spend 2 days after work dealing with build issues or something. Researching some solution to a problem you don't know how to solve. Trying to read a book but like spending too long being stuck on things.