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> Coziness is the biggest hurdle. As a programmer, I can make a really good salary at a tech giant. Even after 4 years of grinding and finally achieving product
by preommr 3y ago
> Coziness is the biggest hurdle. As a programmer, I can make a really good salary at a tech giant. Even after 4 years of grinding and finally achieving product market fit and growth, my wife doesn't understand why I'm doing a startup. Life could be so much easier working for Google.
If this was a major factor then it would also apply to entrepreneurs in the US, yet it doesn't.
- danielmarkbruce 3y agoThere are a lot of engineers in big tech in the bay area who would start a company if not for their 6-700k (or more in some cases) salaries. I personally know many and they are making a completely rational choice. People don't make decisions in a vacuum. They make decisions amongst a set of choices.