I knew I was the only poor person at my tech startup because nobody else ate the Hot Cheetos that were stocked in our free snack kitchen. Seaweed snacks were always empty. Nobody had those telltale…

Not sure if this is the best comm for this post, but it really hit home with me, and is getting some good discussion in my circles.

  • f12security [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    This is a hard truth. I'm a relatively successful tech entrepreneur (was acquired...it went, OK). The tech startup founder's scene is primarily made up of trust fund kids whose parents are essentially "buying them jobs" so they can quit making excuses at the country club. They also have substantial safety nets which allow them to "run" companies like coked out manic baitfish.