The culture around boom and bust and being able to start again has it's roots in California and the gold rush. As placer mining was replaced by hard rock or hy

The culture around boom and bust and being able to start again has it's roots in California and the gold rush. As placer mining was replaced by hard rock or hydraulic mining, the individual became less relevant and the corportation more so. Mining also saw a backlash as the corporations and banks required more fees placed on the backs of the miners because of the need for water, etc. (Severe compaction of history understood in above example) With startups, we have seen the individual gain success for themselves and the money backing them What we see here finally happening is that the success of startups depends upon people who are becoming more aware of their own contributions to the process. "Technical cofounder", "non-founding cto", early engineers, etc. are starting to question the asymmetric relationships. Yes, engineering talent is available, but the execution of a startup in this day and age is nearly on par with the idea itself. Those engineers that can take your idea, run with it, help grow the team, and make it successful are aware of their talents and at a premium. Even worker-bees hired for a particular task are understanding their role and often more important than the management layer hired to shield them from the founders. Interesting times we are in.