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I was the first employee at Twitch, back in 2007. It worked out very well for me, but - having watched the sausage get made - I'm very aware of how incredibly
by abstractbill 12y ago
I was the first employee at Twitch, back in 2007. It worked out very well for me, but - having watched the sausage get made - I'm very aware of how incredibly lucky I've been. It could very easily have all come to nothing.
To be honest it's not something I'd ever advise someone to do, even though it did happen to work out for me. I'd advise most people to join one of the big giants and enjoy a predictably comfortable life, and those with a certain temperament - like myself - to found a company instead of joining one.
- porter 12y agoWhat does "worked out very well" mean? Also, what do you mean by watching the sausage get made? Not sure I follow.
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- johnnyn 12y agoI'm assuming Bill left out specific numbers because he doesn't want to share them. "Watching the sausage get made" just means he got to see all the details that went into building Twitch.
- ScottBurson 12y ago"Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made." [0] There have been many variations on this quote; the one I like best is "Those who love sausage and democracy should not see either being made." [0] http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Godfrey_Saxe http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Godfrey_Saxe
- mahyarm 12y agoIf everyone followed this advice, there will be no startup employees left.