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> Well, yes, owning things is definitely the best job, regardless of what industry you're in. Unpopular opinion: being an owner is hard. You think it's easy un
by indymike 5y ago
> Well, yes, owning things is definitely the best job, regardless of what industry you're in.
Unpopular opinion: being an owner is hard. You think it's easy until $80k doesn't come in on time and you have to make payroll by mortgaging your house, or you have to wake up at 2 am because a developer got arrested by INS (even though they were a US citizen), or you have to deal with a $150K medical bill that your insurance wouldn't cover... etc... Or an employee tries to make a copy of your code and launch a competing business...
Life is hard.
- taxcoder 5y agoI wish I remembered where I read this: "The definition of business is problems. The people who are the most successful are the ones who have the most fun solving them."
- hgomersall 5y agoOwnership != Control. Most outright owners are in control, but it doesn't necessarily follow. I mean, if you're not in control, you still have to rely on those that are not to mess it up, and there may come a time when you have to do the dirty work to make sure they don't.
- indymike 5y agoEven when you are in control, you really are counting on others to get things done. Putting your name on the paycheck only gets you so far :-)