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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without wor... by mattmaroon on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @11:30AM (#41047046)
As someone who has been self-employed for over 20 years, done the startup thing (including going through YC in the very early days), I totally understand why people would not want to.

There are real downsides to owning your own business. It’s probably been 15 years since I had a day where I didn’t check my email.

Most people are Indians, not chiefs, and I think that’s actually an evolutionary adaptation that’s built into us. Someone may want to be the best programmer they can be rather than the best at managing employees, setting business strategy, dealing with taxes and other paperwork, etc.

Totally get it.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without wor... by ghaff on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @11:56AM (#41047411)
In general, one-person shops have real downsides for both owners and customers. As an employee, I've often been in situations where I simply haven't been reachable for extended periods of time which obviously isn't great for a customer either absent a fallback. Fallbacks of various sorts are available but probably not at "the SaaS is down" level.
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