+1. One caveat: building motivated teams is hard, even if money does seem to be in the mix. - Motivated teams are a confounding factor in startups, I think.

+1. One caveat: building motivated teams is hard, even if money does seem to be in the mix. - Motivated teams are a confounding factor in startups, I think. A common reason for starting a startup is 'independence' which I take to mean 'choosing who I work with'. But I have no confidence whatsoever that I can do a better job if I take on that infrastructural task. Perhaps it is under-estimated?