Whatever startup you’re working on right now probably won’t exist in ten years. Probably not even in five. It’s important to maintain a perspective of what’s really going to matter, long-term, in your life.
Instapaper is one person and no funding. I work completely from home. I don’t even put an unhealthy amount of hours into it, and it’s very low-needs (and therefore, low-stress) to keep the service running. This is a lifestyle that I’m not willing to give up for the promise of taking VC money, hiring a bunch of people, making everything free, and hoping to cash out after a few years of nonstop “crunch mode” by selling it to a big company so they can ruin and “sunset” it a year later.
Jeff Atwood leaves Stack Exchange – Marco.org (via ayjay)
1- I’m pretty sure the startup I’m working on right now will exist in ten years. (Otherwise I wouldn’t work there.)
2- Marco is pretty rich because he worked for a startup that took VC money, hired a bunch of people and made everything free. Just saying.
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