Ask HN: is it better to have work experience before starting a startup?

Re:Ask HN: is it better to have work experience before start... by barrydahlberg on Sunday July 25, 2010 @09:55PM (#1546869)

Go do the company. The older you get and the more assets and commitments you have the harder it is to take a big risk.

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Re:Ask HN: is it better to have work experience before start... by AmberShah on Sunday July 25, 2010 @10:58PM (#1546979)

This is true but in my case my first "company" imploded from the weight of all the things I didn't know I didn't know.

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Re:Ask HN: is it better to have work experience before start... by al_ on Monday July 26, 2010 @03:08AM (#1547374)

But does working in a company ( as an engineer I would add ) really prepares you for all those troubles you're eventually going to bump into with your startup ?

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Re:Ask HN: is it better to have work experience before start... by barrydahlberg on Tuesday July 27, 2010 @10:42PM (#1553424)

I went for the experience and I was pretty dissapointed that I didn't learn any magical new way of doing things in 'the real world'.

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Re:Ask HN: is it better to have work experience before start... by AmberShah on Thursday July 29, 2010 @10:00PM (#1560025)

Well the answer must be yes otherwise I'm doomed for life. So, yes. :)

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