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Perhaps the real problem is that there is an overabundance of people in software looking for easy money. It may not be a popular thing to say on HN, but in my
by cjjrjd 12y ago
Perhaps the real problem is that there is an overabundance of people in software looking for easy money.
It may not be a popular thing to say on HN, but in my experience it seems to fit the data.
- andyfleming 12y agoThere is definitely a get-rich-quick mindset that a lot of people enter the startup world with. Thankfully, I think that segment is starting to dwindle as they realize they aren't getting rich quick.
- superuser2 12y agoThat is the definition of the startup world. No, seriously. The defining characteristic of a startup is that it's designed to grew its revenues many orders of magnitude faster than its expenses in anticipation of a very large exit. That is, quite literally, "get rich quick."