Re:Show HN: Work at a Startup – Find a Job at a YC Company
by dpandya on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @07:03PM
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> Starting a startup is great and you totally should.
Wouldn't you ask the same set of questions that you describe for this position as well? Why is the outcome different? Arguably, you're taking so much risk as a founder that your expected financial outcome will almost certainly be worse than working at Facebook/Google/Amazon in the early days.
Re:Show HN: Work at a Startup – Find a Job at a YC Company
by kogir on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @07:33PM
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You're right. The magnitude of the potential upside and the control you can influence over outcomes is vastly different as a founder vs an employee though.
Wouldn't you ask the same set of questions that you describe for this position as well? Why is the outcome different? Arguably, you're taking so much risk as a founder that your expected financial outcome will almost certainly be worse than working at Facebook/Google/Amazon in the early days.