Alex Payne — Letter To A Young Programmer Considering A Startup

Leslie Barry

03 Jun 2013

Excellent read about not worshipping the cult of the Startup. A startup is just a means to an end. Consider the end, and don’t seek to revel in the means. What do you care about? Who do you want to help? Does a startup make meeting your goals easier or harder? Where will it leave you when your goal is met? Where will it leave you if it isn’t?

A startup job is the new office job. Startup culture is the new corporate culture.

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A startup job is the new office job. Startup culture is the new corporate culture.

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2024 — the year of Less

Bye, bye office

Back to my first office in 5 years.

My Quiet Obsession (Mac Mini + Custom Razor Core X eGPU)