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yes, you are correctly taking alternatives into consideration here. while the author is Tru about the reasoning they fail to elaborate on the alternative. tak
by tossandthrow 3y ago
yes, you are correctly taking alternatives into consideration here.
while the author is Tru about the reasoning they fail to elaborate on the alternative.
take a job with youghly the same pay as working in your own startup? that would seem terrible.
obviously, if you have opportunity with a much higher expected pay, then that should be the go to opportunity.
- DVassallo 3y agoTaking a job is indeed an alternative. You pay yourself, but you get little control on what you work on (apart from choosing which company to work for). However, you can usually leave easily with a 2 week notice without many downsides. Getting accepted into YC is quite similar to getting a job. You get paid (less), but you get more control on what you work on. Even though technically you have full control, you don't really do that for moral and ethical reasons. You will want to do things that have a chance of paying off big time, because that's why your investors trusted you with their money. And if you get fed up, it's not as easy to leave. What about your investors? What about your reputation? Will you want to let these people down? Etc.