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It's a little weird that there are not past tenses in Poll. I've been in 3 different start-ups and each has had a different trajectory, but I didn't quit just
by kurthr 4y ago
It's a little weird that there are not past tenses in Poll.
I've been in 3 different start-ups and each has had a different trajectory, but I didn't quit just because we went public (my definition of not-a-startup) so I've got no answer unless I guess the future.
- granshaw 4y agoYou've been IN but not been a founder correct? This poll is all about that, vs having worked FOR a startup...
- kurthr 4y agoThat gets to whether sweat equity is equity when verbal ownership statements still mean something. Does staying up all night prepping for a pitch meeting and meeting with bankers before the private mezzanine deal when you still have exams count? I mean I draw the line at about 3-5 for founders, but I could see that being smaller or larger. In the former case, I've been a founder once... if you think the first 20 working for promises of stock are founders, I've "founded" a few. If you think it's only the first person who has the idea that gets 100 people together for a unicorn, then I've never even been in one.
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- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> been IN but not been a founder correct? I’ve been a founder. I am not one now. I am open to being one in the future, though I’d prefer to hire a CEO and guide from behind via e.g. a Chairmanship, if possible.
- invalidname 4y agoSame boat. Founded a couple of companies (one startup one not). Startup is still running but I'm not very active there. So I put myself as "thinking for the future". I'll probably do another one.