[indoorcat]

Extremely relatable. I was the first technical hire for a startup that ultimately failed last year. I did at least have a (below market) salary, and there were no outsourcing headaches, but I really did spend an inordinate amount of my time trying to perfect a product that the founders had no idea how to market. I certainly learned a lot, though it made me a little cynical about startups and the tech industry in general. Maybe in a couple more years I’ll feel more positively about the whole experience.

[jakey_bakey]

I find it's all about hitching your wagon to the right horses

[indoorcat]

That’s the trick, isn’t it. It’s just so hard to figure out which horses are the right ones and which ones are going to bolt off track. In my case, the founders seemed to have good bonafides - former execs from big name tech companies - but had very limited startup experience. Turns out it takes a different skill set to build a company from zero versus running an already successful one.