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It's not a given that a startup is a net job creator--not even close. Amazon, for example, put a lot of retailers and their staff out of work. If the startup
by SantalBlush 5y ago
It's not a given that a startup is a net job creator--not even close. Amazon, for example, put a lot of retailers and their staff out of work. If the startup is "disrupting" an existing market, it's going to destroy some jobs in the process. That's not to say the disruption can't bring good things with it, but the "create jobs" pitch is pretty much overused by everyone, everywhere.
- fallingfrog 5y agoThat’s true, in the sense that there are never more total jobs than there are qualified workers, although there can be less. Once full employment is reached any job creation is a zero sum game.