If founders treated their investors the same way they treated their employees

Re:If founders treated their investors the same way they tre... by dannykwells on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @10:45AM (#24199201)

So I have a PhD, and do empathize with being "transgressive", but I'll say I think it's less about the PhD than it is about being right.

If you are bull headed and drive really hard in a new area, you better be right because you are taking responsibility and accountability for that area (whether you think you are or not). High risk, high reward - sound familiar? This is true at Google, at startups, in academia. So it's really more of a personality thing - if you're ok being obedient, you also don't need to bear the stress of accountability. But if not, well, no degree will alleviate that stress.

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Re:If founders treated their investors the same way they tre... by giantg2 on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @01:23PM (#24201449)

"...if you're ok being obedient, you also don't need to bear the stress of accountability."

I agree with most of what you're say, but I think this can be wrong. Management seems to push stress and blame down to the individuals, even if they are obedient. I see a lot of stress in my job and I'm only an intermediate developer.

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