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I disagree with you that the product doesn't matter. I've worked at a few startups and it really matters if everyone can get on board with the vision of the com

by ollerac 13y ago

I disagree with you that the product doesn't matter. I've worked at a few startups and it really matters if everyone can get on board with the vision of the company's leadership. It improves your concentration if you think you're actually making a positive difference in people's lives with every feature you develop or bug that you fix. And it improves team motivation and cohesion if you all think that what you're building is a really cool idea. TL;DR Adding a feature to a product that you don't care about is harder that adding a feature to a product that you do care about.

semiel 13y ago
It's a cost-benefit analysis. As a completely entry-level developer, I could a lot of time trying to find a company whose product I believe in that will hire more, or I could spend that same time working for whoever will cut me a paycheck, and be in a much better place to decide what I care about working on once I have a bit of actual experience and money in the bank. It would be lovely if you could just walk into a meaningful project that you care about, but that's not how it works in the current system.