> a startup is just a vehicle to make money That is what's taught in many start up schools, for good reason. A startup can't ignore money without great luck.

> a startup is just a vehicle to make money That is what's taught in many start up schools, for good reason. A startup can't ignore money without great luck. However, it's not actually true. Lots of people start companies to make things better in some way, rather than to make bank. Some of them make bank regardless. Many businesses just tick along, but don't care about 'success' as determined by yacht size/botox per square inch/'status'. > if you go and "build a startup" for any other reason than making money you will fail barring extraneous circumstances. The idea that motivating people by money is the only or even best option is a major propaganda point in the class war (and quite silly if you think about it).