alt Hacker NewsMaybe we are wired differently, but as I wrote in the final part, I’m actually more motivated and see myself going much longer (which is what investors want, as long as there’s growth). It’s linked in the post, but a big part of the round was secondary, which helped reduce financial stress for founders and early employees.
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I felt the same as you - turned down several acquisition offers, the company was my baby, etc.
Year ten, my partner turned around and stuck a knife in my back, and I found myself railroaded out and battered into submission by lawyers. Exited with token equity, and a small cash payment to get me to fuck off so they could gut the company.
Retrospectively, I should have quit while I was ahead, and I should have realised that while I cared about the company, it did not care about me.
Also, cofounders… you never find out who they actually are until one night you hear the click of the hammer of the gun against your head cocking.
Yes, wired very differently. I think that’s why I used the Star Trek analogy.
This motivation is like a strange curiosity to me. This pursuit of product is so foreign to me, and from the outside it doesn’t seem healthy. But I guess if the Klingon like going into glorious battles to the death better than chilling at home with their family, who am I to question their motivation?
I build stuff at work because it’s a financial obligation, because it’s better than cleaning bathrooms or waiting tables for a living. If I had some kind of better option for paying my bills with less labor involved I’d take it in a heartbeat.