Ask HN: work for Apple or continue bootstrapping my startup

Re:Ask HN: work for Apple or continue bootstrapping my startup by steventruong on Thursday November 03, 2011 @12:27PM (#3192467)

This is just an assumption but I assume you applied for the job at Apple and must have had some sort of interview to know that its a high paying gig. If you've gone that far, coupled with what others have already echoed, Apple should be the right choice for you.

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Re:Ask HN: work for Apple or continue bootstrapping my startup by throwawayapple on Thursday November 03, 2011 @12:34PM (#3192501)

Yes, this is not a hypothetical.

But am I wasting my "entrepreneurial skills" by going for work for a large company, even if it's called Apple?

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Re:Ask HN: work for Apple or continue bootstrapping my startup by steventruong on Thursday November 03, 2011 @12:57PM (#3192607)

Being an entrepreneur is more than a set of "skills". If you have to ask, you should be working for Apple. There shouldn't be any doubt and this post wouldn't exist otherwise. Having said that, there is something to be said in regards to "a time to learn and a time to earn". You sound like your in a phase in your life where you still have a lot to learn and a lot to make up in your mind. Pursue entrepreneurship when its the only thing in your thoughts and you aim to take it head on without a doubt. Currently, that's not the case.

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Re:Ask HN: work for Apple or continue bootstrapping my startup by hansy on Thursday November 03, 2011 @02:21PM (#3193024)

Learning is one of the biggest parts of an entrepreneur's "skills," so there's no reason you can't utilize that at Apple.

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