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And this is, in large part, why startups work so much 'better' than larger companies. Startup hires tend to be somewhat self-selecting, as the jobs tend to dra
by bmelton 15y ago
And this is, in large part, why startups work so much 'better' than larger companies.
Startup hires tend to be somewhat self-selecting, as the jobs tend to draw young males without families. The risk of the job makes it more appealing to those types, but the field is generally overrun by men, which is a topic that seems to come up every few months as well.
What that means is that the eco-system is better for lean startups. You don't have to have the 'buffer' budget over actual costs that corporations do. Large companies typically offer paid vacation, matching 401k, disability leave, maternity leave and all that jazz.
If you're working on a lean startup right now, ask yourself what would happen if your lead developer disappeared for three months.
This is one of the real disadvantages we face as a nation because, in large part, the people we outsource labor to don't have these protections.
- sliverstorm 15y agoWhat? How exactly was he describing a non-lean company? Hell, he was angling his wife as a supplementary source of income, and his home as investment capitol!
- bmelton 15y agoI believe you misunderstand me. I never said that he wasn't a lean company. I was comparing the average lean startup to the average large corporation. Neither made-up example was his company.
- sliverstorm 15y agoI do not understand. Is your comment even related to the article at all then? This whole article is about how startups don't work in Hungary, and you're talking about how this is evidence why startups are so much better?
- bmelton 15y agoI believe you're either taking my comments out of context or are predisposed to bias against it for some reason. The point of the article is that employees are expensive. Certain types of employees are potentially more expensive than others. He wants to avoid hiring the low-risk people, but isn't allowed to. The self-selection of startups is... y'know what? I'm just repeating what I said originally. The hardships encountered in Hungary are the same sorts of hardships that large companies have to put up with, to varying degree. That was the basis for my comparison. If you don't get it, sorry. I honestly don't know how you read the article and read my post and don't know how they relate.
- redthrowaway 15y agoI think you're right; you don't understand. He's taking the arguments made in the sub as to why it's hard to start a business in Europe, and extending them to the inherent competitive advantage of startups over large corporations elsewhere. The fact that startups largely don't have to deal with the issues described in the sub, while large corporations do, contributes to this advantage.
- jes5199 15y agoI don't know if I buy it. Startups have plenty of benefits from being unbureaucratic, willingness to take risks, and small enough to pivot. I think that the fact that they pretty much only employ middle-class white men under 30 is a pretty significant brain-drain, though, as people with experience age out so quickly, people from other fields don't join, and there's a monoculture of viewpoints.