fair enough. but in my book, success or failure, quality of life is so much higher at a startup (whether your own or not) than at a BigCo that if you're qualifi

fair enough. but in my book, success or failure, quality of life is so much higher at a startup (whether your own or not) than at a BigCo that if you're qualified, i'm honestly not sure why you wouldn't. sure, there are perhaps only so many years of your life that you can live on "ramen noodles", but even after that, working at a funded, 20-50 person company sure beats the alternatives, and you still get to be involved in the "creation" part, even if you didn't start it. to each his own, i suppose. after a bunch of bad experiences, i can understand how you'd be burnt out.