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And joining a startup with crazy hours and low pay isn't an issue with your family?
by pilom 15y ago
And joining a startup with crazy hours and low pay isn't an issue with your family?
- mindcrime 15y agoI think the idea is that, with consulting it will always be like that (vis-a-vis the travel issue), whereas a startup - if successful - will eventually result in a scenario where you can cash out, and kick back and relax. Or, if not "cash out" at least ease off on the crazy hours and what-not, and gradually transition into a "normal" business.
- eropple 15y agoThe assumption that startups get to that point, when most don't even come close, is (to me) more dangerous than "consulting is like selling crack."
- mindcrime 15y agoThe assumption that startups get to that point, when most don't even come close, is (to me) more dangerous than "consulting is like selling crack." Sure, I doubt most of us would disagree with that. Startups are risky... they're bloody f%!#kng risky... but if you succeed, you have a chance at being legitimately rich. To some people, that's a chance worth taking, to some people it isn't. Me personally, I prefer the idea of trying to build a product company and work for the big exit, to the idea of being a consultant. But I'm not making any claim that either lifestyle is objectively better... clearly it's a personal choice.
- ora600 15y agoI did both, and in my situation it seems that travel is a bigger issue. Even with crazy startup hours, we could usually get at least one shared meal a day and you know... see each other. We could also workout together. Maybe get a hug while I'm talking to a customer on one hand and coding in the other. It adds up. When you are in another state - its really away.