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sheepscreek 50 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: From: Steve Jobs. "Great idea, thank you."

Most of the industry and most series C/D startups are like that. It’s a sad state boys and girls. Once you’ve been here long enough, disillusionment sets in. Corporate greed, (em)powered by shareholder greed, takes top priority.

ornornor 49 days ago [–]

What do you do then?

I’ve been out of the work rat race for over 3 years now, but I’ll have to go back within a year… and I’m dreading it.

It’s my most valuable skill set, I just want to throw up when I see what the industry has become and I don’t know how to deal with it.

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