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Hard lessons2009-10-03 · Archive

Working for startups sucks, you'll be happier working for The Man

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“We had a perfectly great (SaaS) product and a great team (5 employees - 1 founder, 1 programmer & myself, 1 salesperson/marketing, 1 human resources/finance.).”

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Working for startups sucks, you'll be happier working for The Man

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