Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018?

Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by whb07 on Monday June 11, 2018 @10:22PM (#17290241)

Your example isn’t that accurate. Imagine being a talented sailor coming into an already sea worthy vessel. That’s for sure worth something.

Now imagine having to create convince people to invest in your crazy boat idea, build the darn ship, prove it won’t sink, and then finally do some sailing.

In no alternate universe is sailing a ship the same as all the other steps. Maybe you’re just as talented as the main dude/owner of the ship. But you sure as heck don’t have the experience or skill in building a sea worthy ship.

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by shamino on Monday June 11, 2018 @11:12PM (#17290448)

Good point. Let's say you do have that experience or skill in building a sea-worthy ship. Let's say you are more valuable than your founder given where the company currently is. Maybe the company is in the growth stage, and your skills matter more to the company's survival than the founder. Why, oh why, does the founder make out like a bandit, and you make out like a chump.

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by whb07 on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @12:47AM (#17290766)

I mean...so go do it ? That’s the point. You might be a better version of Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, but if you’re not striking out on your own you will never get the rewards of the person who actually did do it. At this point all you’re saying is what the bitter/jealous little boy says “oh I could do that” while watching from the sidelines.

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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018? by shamino on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @12:24PM (#17294826)

I'm not disagreeing that one should become a founder if they don't like the early employee packages. I'm saying we should make early employee packages suck less.

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