It was... complicated. Even though we were having money problems and losing people, the founders wanted to keep pressing on. I was tired of hearing that good th

It was... complicated. Even though we were having money problems and losing people, the founders wanted to keep pressing on. I was tired of hearing that good things (e.g. Series A funding) were "just around the corner" and left. So open-sourcing the work wasn't really an option. I don't think it would have helped. The truth about Silicon Valley/VC-land ageism is that it cuts both ways, if you're not well-connected. (Kids with rich parents can raise VC at 24, average people can't.) Your calendar time sets an upper-bound on where you can be placed, and while an impressive open-source portfolio can make getting the job easier, it doesn't get you a better job.