Do you own the company? I am a co-founder. From my reading, this article was primarily targeted at founders, so I responded in kind. Edit: As a side note, t

Do you own the company? I am a co-founder. From my reading, this article was primarily targeted at founders, so I responded in kind. Edit: As a side note, there's a hidden subtlety in your phrasing that's worth pointing out. When you're an employee, your interests are still primarily personal. When you're a founder, the line between personal and business interests are scant if they exist at all. As an employee you'll often be in contact with folks that (whether consciously or otherwise) you think may be useful for you at some point. As a founder, that extends out to the business, and the question of if they'll be useful to you in that moment equivalent to if they'll be useful for the company. Now, there is life after the present company for founders as well, but psychologically, at least for me and I assume many others, that realm is far less in the foreground than it is for an employed person.