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> This article has been around for some time, .. Interesting, what gave you this impression? This article was first published only 4-6 months ago around Oct 2

> This article has been around for some time, .. Interesting, what gave you this impression? This article was first published only 4-6 months ago around Oct 2023. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of sourgraph and their founder, Quinn, is quite charismatic. I almost went for a job offer with them 5+ years ago. But let's be real, startups are not a winning game for a non-founder, thank goodness I stuck it out with BigCorp. In any case, this isn't that old of a post, cheers.

swores 3y ago
They seem to have got the correct impression that it's been "around for some time" as "some time" does not mean "a very long time" and you just confirmed that it indeed isn't a just-published article but one which, coming out last year, has been around "for some time". I'm guessing you're just reading into the phrase an implication that isn't there about it being particularly old.
- tom_ 3y ago
  "Some time" does have pretty much that implication. The exact amount of time is unspecified, but I'm unsure that 6 months is enough to count. Maybe this is an American vs British English thing? You dan't have to trust me: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/for-some-time https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/for-some...
  - rob74 3y ago
    Well, you could argue that in the fast-evolving AI domain 5 months is already "a fairly long period of time"...
fredoliveira 3y ago
> startups are not a winning game for a non-founder, thank goodness I stuck it out with BigCorp I'm curious why you think a big corporation has a higher expected value than a startup.
- pavlov 3y ago
  Because their equity compensation is in liquid stock (RSUs) rather than stock options.
- rrdharan 3y ago
  https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/ https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/
  - rrrix1 3y ago
    Can confirm. Spent the last 5 years at 2 different startups. Presently unemployed and broke due to literally worthless equity.

swores 3y ago

They seem to have got the correct impression that it's been "around for some time" as "some time" does not mean "a very long time" and you just confirmed that it indeed isn't a just-published article but one which, coming out last year, has been around "for some time". I'm guessing you're just reading into the phrase an implication that isn't there about it being particularly old.

tom_ 3y ago
"Some time" does have pretty much that implication. The exact amount of time is unspecified, but I'm unsure that 6 months is enough to count. Maybe this is an American vs British English thing? You dan't have to trust me: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/for-some-time https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/for-some...
- rob74 3y ago
  Well, you could argue that in the fast-evolving AI domain 5 months is already "a fairly long period of time"...

fredoliveira 3y ago

> startups are not a winning game for a non-founder, thank goodness I stuck it out with BigCorp I'm curious why you think a big corporation has a higher expected value than a startup.

pavlov 3y ago
Because their equity compensation is in liquid stock (RSUs) rather than stock options.
rrdharan 3y ago
https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/ https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/
- rrrix1 3y ago
  Can confirm. Spent the last 5 years at 2 different startups. Presently unemployed and broke due to literally worthless equity.