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I feel similarly. I think, however, that PG's idea of "a project" as much as he says it should be "for fun" -- is actually just a segway (wormhole) into a star
by crispyambulance 5y ago
I feel similarly.
I think, however, that PG's idea of "a project" as much as he says it should be "for fun" -- is actually just a segway (wormhole) into a start-up!
> One way to ensure autonomy is not to have a boss at all. There are two ways to do that: to be the boss yourself, and to work on projects outside of work. Though they're at opposite ends of the scale financially, startups and open source projects have a lot in common, including the fact that they're often run by skaters. And indeed, there's a wormhole from one end of the scale to the other: one of the best ways to discover startup ideas is to work on a project just for fun.
- mcguire 5y agoI guess VCs wouldn't be considered "bosses"?
- M2Ys4U 5y agoVCs don't want you to feel like they're bosses.
- crispyambulance 5y agoIndeed, sometimes founders learn "the hard way" who the boss really is.
- sangnoir 5y agoFYI: it's spelt segue. Segway is the brand-name of a self-balancing wheeled contraption that was supposed to revolutionize urban transportation 2 decades ago, but only saw success in the mall-cop niche.
- Izkata 5y agoWe also have Segway tours in Chicago, where you get to ride one while seeing the sights.
- crispyambulance 5y agoYikes! I guess I've never seen "segue" in writing before, always spoken. I didn't know!
- sangnoir 5y agoI feel you! I mostly suffer from the opposite problem (seen words in writing by never heard them spoken, and end up pronouncing them wrong).