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The author seems to be a good writer but it getting old hearing people wax poetic about their opinions on the valley - anyone got facts to support anything?

allow me to clarify that by for free i meant cash/salary out of pocket

I believe it, though there is plenty of opportunity for earned media - its not PR firm, ads, or nothing...

Sounds like you have a high standard, as you should!

"otherwise they are a founder and should be rewarded accordingly with equity." Of course - as they were. My point was on cash money comp. Never said they worked for free hence thei…

Care to elaborate on what "rich with availability bias" means? I've never heard that one before. Also, the individual in reference wasn't the of the gender you're assuming.

Agreed, it's not even about the money. My last company had a technical cofounder who by all means was highly sought after and managed a team of 15-20 other developers in their prim…

It's the right idea but the wrong tool. Debt is actually the enemy of the founder/entrepreneur IMO...but building equity in yourself through moonlighting, side hustle, etc - is a b…

For some founders & entrepreneurs, it forces them to work smarter - not necessarily harder - and that's the goal, to figure out what isn't working right and change it to reduce/eli…

"You need the best PR firm you can get to return your calls." Saying someone "needs" something (ie paid PR) in order to succeed could also be deemed terrible advice.

"You're going to end up with a bunch of rich white dudes as founders (because very, very obviously the other way that people can afford to take smaller checks is if they have a lot…

Interesting thoughts Carol, thanks for sharing. It's important to have this sort of conversation with yourself when considering the foundations of starting a company. The fact that…

"...I guess my point is, I think all I cared about was the geography and temperature profile, and the lifestyle the place would bring me. The actual company I'd work for came after…

But isn't the chance implicitly always there?

"most people want to do more than just get by" maybe so, maybe not? There's a massive gap between wanting something and doing what it takes to get it. If you were to ask people vs.…

This is the second experiment/invention video of yours I've come across over the past year and equally enjoyable - keep up the great work!

Over the past few years in tech, I have interacted with and observed (as a fly on the wall) a wide variety of recruiters, hiring managers, etc. from companies as small as a dozen (…

"Most established professionals are not interested in a 10 week trial period after which they might be back on the job market." Why not? If the position isn't a fit for either side…

I don't see why @IG_Semmelweiss comment here is dead, it's not wrong...banks were incentivized to provide capital to their highest debtors / longest clients who otherwise were at g…

The issue with this line of thinking is that it doesn't end...until it does. Neither you nor I will likely be alive, but our children may very well be :/

You're not wrong

How does the invisible hand of the market determine "those who did not really need it" ?

Some people - and the companies they operate - will, given the option, on principle, not take money which they have not earned. In the event that they did/do accept said money they…

"but we can now keep an eye on those who did not really need it." Who's to say?

So will your employer be paying the "loan" back?