I started a startup largely because I'd have been unemployable otherwise. There weren't that many companies using Lisp, so I either had to learn some other language, or start my own company. Pretty obvious choice.
Probably 35% of all founders are out there busting their ass because a) they want to convince the world (ie themselves) that they aren't a fucking loser b) they're sick of people not believing in them c) they're unemployable otherwise d) nobody else will give them a chance
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The ironic thing is that starting a company only makes you good at starting more companies
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And starting companies that help other people start them!
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You're making me want to start something
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You'd feel right at home
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Spite runs the world.
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Don't forget jealousy Seriously though I have way too many negative emotions driving me, it can't be good
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Warren and Charlie say it's envy, not greed, that makes the world turn
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Most of the time I find the "unemployable" aspect to be more of a "chip on the shoulder" than a fact.
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Not in my case
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I'm also interested in the other 65%. e) hell-bent on changing the world f) moral compulsion g) only in it to make money h) ???
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It's actually all of the above
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Well once you get things rolling everything else doesn't matter and it's all about making payroll.
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Is that good or bad?
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Whatever gets you going man
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In Chinese idiom there is a saying "破釜沉舟", literally means "sink all the boats and break their cooking pots", which means one's strong determination to achieve one's goal at any cost.
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4 for 4!
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