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Re:Rejected from YC (Again) by y7 on Thursday October 17, 2019 @08:16AM (#21281179)
Sure, if you have plenty of money flowing in (whether it’s VC funds or paying customers) it’s relatively easy to provide good working conditions and benefits. Is it sustainable though? Investors will push for an exit, and once you get bought it’s out of your control. If the buyer is a publicly traded company, its shareholders will mostly care about short-term profits rather than the conditions you provide for your workers.
Re:Rejected from YC (Again) by wayoutthere on Thursday October 17, 2019 @09:10AM (#21281618)
The shenanigans and culture drift happen once you need a layer of “middle management”. Their goals are often focused on their own careers rather than the success of the company as a whole.