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I always ask candidates why they want to work at an early stage startup as a developer, and “because it must be fun” is a show stopper. Being a founder is cert
by rsrsrs86 4y ago
I always ask candidates why they want to work at an early stage startup as a developer, and “because it must be fun” is a show stopper.
Being a founder is certainly not fun. The good parts are there, like earning money, interacting with your team and seeing them grow, the first round, the first sale. But the job is quite painful itself.
Please note that not all startups and founders are / want to be funded with billions of dollars. The true story is that you are going to be overworked and fail 99% of times.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoMaybe fun isn't the right word, but the best startup engineers that I've met found great satisfaction in their work. They enjoyed the engineering, the subject matter, and the process of learning. It is closer to the type of "hard fun" one has training and running a marathon, than the "easy fun" of watching a movie or playing a game.
- rsrsrs86 4y agoYes, it's hard fun :)
- amanj41 4y agoSimilar to the sibling commenter, I would say it's a matter of semantics. I am one of three developers at a small startup and definitely would describe the experience as fun albeit stressful. The two sentiments are not mutually exclusive. If it's not fun / interesting / challenging, the possibility of options being worth something in future would absolutely not justify the stress of working at a startup
- AmericanOP 4y agoI enjoyed every aspect of starting a brand other than the lack of customers :)