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Crap dude you just summed my life up in a paragraph. 3 start ups, all sold and the most I ever pulled was 100k for my efforts. I did however make a comparable w
by kls 17y ago
Crap dude you just summed my life up in a paragraph. 3 start ups, all sold and the most I ever pulled was 100k for my efforts. I did however make a comparable wage to developers in established businesses so it did not hit me so hard in the earning potential; but you are right about the intellectual capital spent. Once the risk of failure starts to subside the amount investors are willing to part with follows a similar curve. If you are going to get in, it has been my experience that, ground floor is the only place that you will see any significant chance of getting to anywhere better than well off or comfortable.
- riffer 17y agoBeing part of three successful startups must have taught you a ton, though. Certainly more than being a drone.
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- kls 17y agoMost assuredly, I absolutely don't want anyone to take away that it was a completely negative experience. Those where some of the best times in my career. Every change you make, you can literally feel the money role in and you are in complete control of the decision making process. You are in it together and it is a conquer the world attitude. The best friends I have ever made, where bonds built in those companies. That said, I think the parent posters comment is often overlooked by the inexperienced, in the quest for the one hit. I am now a VP of a fortune 100 company due to the experience I gained in those companies and my track record of hitting it 3 times. I just wanted to highlight that even upon success, if the timing of entry is not right you may only walk out with some good resume fodder and enough to float you to the next gig.