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Are We in Lust With in Startups?

• PaulHoule 15y ago
  I think people ~aren't~ happy with big businesses, either to do invest in, do business with or work for. If you could get a boring 9-5 with a big business, be treated with respect, get paid well, have health insurance and a pension, more people would go with that. If you could invest in index funds and get 10% return a year you might do that. When your bank charges you more fees than a check cashing establishment, you look for alternatives. Startups appeal to people looking for something better in these three domains,
  • cq 15y ago
    >If you could get a boring 9-5 with a big business, be treated with respect, get paid well, have health insurance and a pension, more people would go with that. In my experience, this is what working for "big business" is like, given that you're skilled at something.
    • pigs 15y ago
      In my experience at a big business, technical skills alone are not sufficient for "be treated with respect, get paid well". It takes a certain amount of shameless self-promotion and other skills normally associated with politicians. The nice thing is that you can do your boring 9-5 in two hours without anyone noticing, and spend the rest of your time preparing for a better job.
• evoltix 15y ago
  I could see how the majority of people are "in lust" rather than "in love" with startups because of the opportunities they present. Independence, self-sustainability, and escape from the corporate world are all things I think certain people lust for.
• JonLim 15y ago
  As long as we aren't dumping ridiculous amounts of money into startups that have no hope of ever turning a profit or making a significant impact in the world somehow, I think we might be okay.