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
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.
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The ironic thing is that starting a company only makes you good at starting more companies
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That's so true. Being an employee after running a company is really different and hard.
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I realized I was a bad employee.
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Unemployable is a relative term and can only be quantified in context of one’s standards.
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The market for vision nerds wasn’t that great 4 years ago eitherThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Do any YC companies use lisp now?
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Wish someone would have told me not to start a business at 19 because business fails and I'll end up unemployable
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