This is like being a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest. (paraphrasing Charlie Munger)
Self-serving bias all over. As far as I can see, the only valid reason for working on a startup part-time is risk/cost tolerance or some obscure personal situation.
Some 'advantages':
>You can fund your own startup.
Refer pg's equity equation. I'd love to have sequoia/YC worry about my company in addition to my co-founders.
> No one is going to kick you because your took money from them for your FAILED startup. No one even cares if your startup fails
That's not necessarily an upside. I think most people can deal with personal failure a lot better than letting someone else down. This affects motivation. To quote Bezos:
Jeff Bezos: I think one thing I find very motivating -- and I think this is probably a very common form of motivation or cause of motivation -- is... I love people counting on me, and so, you know, today it's so easy to be motivated, because we have millions of customers counting on us at Amazon.com. We've got thousands of investors counting on us. And we're a team of thousands of employees all counting on each other. That's fun.
>If you love coding then you can enjoy it 24/7
Try it and notice your efficiency. I'd actually recommend switching roles for your day job and night job.
Regardless, Kudos for being the one-legged man - this shit ain't easy.
Self-serving bias all over. As far as I can see, the only valid reason for working on a startup part-time is risk/cost tolerance or some obscure personal situation.
Some 'advantages':
>You can fund your own startup.
Refer pg's equity equation. I'd love to have sequoia/YC worry about my company in addition to my co-founders.
> No one is going to kick you because your took money from them for your FAILED startup. No one even cares if your startup fails
That's not necessarily an upside. I think most people can deal with personal failure a lot better than letting someone else down. This affects motivation. To quote Bezos: Jeff Bezos: I think one thing I find very motivating -- and I think this is probably a very common form of motivation or cause of motivation -- is... I love people counting on me, and so, you know, today it's so easy to be motivated, because we have millions of customers counting on us at Amazon.com. We've got thousands of investors counting on us. And we're a team of thousands of employees all counting on each other. That's fun.
>If you love coding then you can enjoy it 24/7
Try it and notice your efficiency. I'd actually recommend switching roles for your day job and night job.
Regardless, Kudos for being the one-legged man - this shit ain't easy.