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"Committed to winning"? Here's the thing. I'm not going to sacrifice my life on the altar of someone else's company. If I'm going to be as devoted to a company
by JohnFen 2y ago
"Committed to winning"?
Here's the thing. I'm not going to sacrifice my life on the altar of someone else's company. If I'm going to be as devoted to a company as this guy apparently thinks I should be, it's going to be for my own. For everyone else, I'll do the best work I can, in a professional manner, in exchange for a regular paycheck as we agreed to in the employment contract. It's called "doing business".
- duxup 2y agoI can't tell from his quote if he means "entrepreneurs" and I think of that as founders and folks with lots of skin in the game ... or if he means everyone like some code drone who comes on later. I do kinda get this concept as it applies to founders to SOME extent.
- JohnFen 2y agoIf he's talking about people working on their own businesses, that's an entirely different thing and my comment is wildly off the mark. I guess I didn't consider the possibility because most entrepreneurs don't need to to be told that, plus because he's a LinkedIn cofounder.
- bbqfog 2y agoIn the article he talks about making LinkedIn employees come back to work after family dinner. All for LinkedIn. Maybe it wouldn't suck so bad if people weren't stressed out and overworked?
- Arnt 2y agoMaybe it wouldn't be so bad if their employer showed similar commitment to the employees.
- quantified 2y agoPaywall is in the way. If you are listed as a co-founder, it should apply to you. You have meaningful participation. If you're a non-founder employee, heck no. Your mission is making the VCs rich and the founders rich, in that order.