> My 20-year-old self didn’t consider joining a startup—or founding one—as a career option, but I hope you will.
I would think that the startup environment, and the job environment in general, is much different in 2015 than in 1993, which puts the framing analysis as a post-rationalization that's essentially comparing apple-and-oranges.
> And lastly, you will probably have to work long hours. But that wouldn’t have mattered to me in my 20s.
Isn't one of the primary criticisms of modern startups that they abuse naive fresh-out-of-college graduates?
>Isn't one of the primary criticisms of modern startups that they abuse naive fresh-out-of-college graduates?
Precisely. A 20 year old should go out and get a job and gain some experience in a space and then, maybe, they'll be able to identify and solve a real-world problem.
I had very little sense as a 20 year old. And yet, judging by some of the articles I read here, I was positively worldly compared to some of the kids who are getting big money and starting companies. I have a hard time coming to terms with why seemingly sensible adults think this is a good idea.
I would think that the startup environment, and the job environment in general, is much different in 2015 than in 1993, which puts the framing analysis as a post-rationalization that's essentially comparing apple-and-oranges.
> And lastly, you will probably have to work long hours. But that wouldn’t have mattered to me in my 20s.
Isn't one of the primary criticisms of modern startups that they abuse naive fresh-out-of-college graduates?