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"It has sort of dawned on me that working as a non-founding employee in a startup is like working hard to enrich other people (the founders, some investors, etc
by paulhauggis 15y ago
"It has sort of dawned on me that working as a non-founding employee in a startup is like working hard to enrich other people (the founders, some investors, etc)."
Exactly my thoughts. You put as much effort as a founder with a payout many times less. You even might get shown the door when it gets bought out.
This is why I won't ever work for a startup..unless it's my own.
- coryl 15y agoSo you're just dismissing all the things you could learn in an early stage startup?
- paulhauggis 15y ago"So you're just dismissing all the things you could learn in an early stage startup?" If you want to break your back for little to no payout and high risk, go for it. However, I feel you can learn just as much if you own your own startup and the risk/reward ratio is much better.
- AznHisoka 15y agoI agree. You can learn just as much doing it all by yourself.. and even more. Even in a startup, you're shielded from other areas like marketing or business development.
- paulhauggis 15y agoVery true. I worked for a startup before and although I did get some experience out of it, I was there to do my one job, which was development. I didn't really learn much about the business because I wasn't given the opportunity. I learned more in 4 months running my own startup and it feels more rewarding to me..even if I fail.