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There's more to "the basement" than keeping it small, I think. There's also the aspect of dreaming; of shooting for something really, really big & exciting. The
by rattray 12y ago
There's more to "the basement" than keeping it small, I think. There's also the aspect of dreaming; of shooting for something really, really big & exciting. There are a few businesses that scale without growing the size of the team much, but it's still extremely hard. For the most part, either you stay small and lose the ambition-excitement, or you get big.
Personally, I'm really not convinced that one is better than the other.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoThe dreaming is important. I'm now in a startup past the phase of "changing the world" and into "finding any small market to keep us afloat". The excitement is definitely gone. I find myself buying a coffee, taking a walk, pretty much anything to avoid actually getting to work in the morning. Because once there I'm doing little that anybody will care about. Except our investors of course.
- machinshin_ 12y agoif you're that unhappy, why not leave?
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoStock. Inertia. Loyalty to co-workers. The usual.
- tejon 12y agoI think optimally, if you like the basement and your business is growing out of it, you sell it to someone else who likes big, and find yourself a fresh basement.