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Re:Post YC Depression by ansq on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @04:31AM (#22482326)
Owning 10% doesn't mean you're a peon. At 10% of a 1B company you probably have a good amount of autonomy.

Some people take pride in creating products that are widely used + lots of jobs.

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Re:Post YC Depression by speedplane on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @04:45AM (#22482404)
> Owning 10% doesn't mean you're a peon.

If you own anything, you're not a peon. However, owning 100% of something is simply a very different mindset than owning just 99% of something. In the former, you solely control you own destiny.

In the latter example, you're beholden or subject to others. Not necessarily bad, but a very different experience.

Kind of like long term dating versus getting married.

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