Ask YC: Part-time consulting while working on a startup, good idea?

Re:Ask YC: Part-time consulting while working on a startup, ... by tptacek on Monday April 14, 2008 @01:27PM (#163283)

But you consult. Do you think you're making a mistake doing that? Or is your web page just out of date?

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Re:Ask YC: Part-time consulting while working on a startup, ... by davidw on Monday April 14, 2008 @01:29PM (#163288)

I said, "if you can help it", but unfortunately, I can't help it. I speak from experience when I say that it's distracting, and that periods where I've been able to focus 100% on something are vastly more productive.

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Re:Ask YC: Part-time consulting while working on a startup, ... by tptacek on Monday April 14, 2008 @01:34PM (#163299)

Hear that. If you could choose to take a typical predatory VC round, putting a few mil in the bank and losing control of your board, would you trade positions from where you are now?

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Re:Ask YC: Part-time consulting while working on a startup, ... by davidw on Monday April 14, 2008 @01:43PM (#163310)

Well, if we're talking about stuff that's not very likely, I'd be pretty happy to go through the YC program, actually. Barring that, finding a niche product that's sustainable, but not 'get rich quick' material would make me happy.

I saw the bad side of what VC's can be like at Linuxcare, and it's pretty ugly.

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