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Why not? Getting a project up is a struggle anyway. And it’s a trade off between the upside and downside risk. At Google there is little downside risk and up
by startupsfail 3y ago
Why not? Getting a project up is a struggle anyway. And it’s a trade off between the upside and downside risk. At Google there is little downside risk and upside is reasonable. One or two experienced and passionate engineers, hammering away, amplified by a big company can compete with a startup.
- nemothekid 3y agoThe downside risk is only marginally different. If you are "passionate" engineer at Google, going to startup means making 150k rather than 350k. Don't get me wrong, 200k is a lot, even in the bay area, but it's not like you are destitute. If it doesn't work out you can always return to Google. The upside is completely different. Secondly, you are also at the mercy at your VPs, who got to that position by also maximizing short term results. A VC may not have the tools to force you to pivot if you are making ump-teen million dollars in year 1, but a VP may decide to kill your project to move more experienced engineers to another pet project. A passionate engineer at a pet project is an anomaly at a large corporation, who also has to fight the political winds of people trying to maximize their short term gains. And I don't think those people are wrong, it's the rational thing to do, especially when any equity upside will go largely to existing shareholders.
- startupsfail 3y ago150k means not on a path to own your own home and not much savings. If that’s a single income for a family, in the bay you’d be struggling.