I hate to break it to you, but doing a startup is infinitely harder than corporate ladder climbing...and it takes more skill and vastly more risk management.

[noplasticshower@infosec.exchange]

I hate to break it to you, but doing a startup is infinitely harder than corporate ladder climbing...and it takes more skill and vastly more risk management.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/apr/25/gen-z-entrepreneurs-business-ai

[jack_daniel@mastodon.social]

@noplasticshower doing a *successful* startup, it is very easy to fail.

[gentlemantech@cyberplace.social]

@jack_daniel @noplasticshower for some people.

I have zero patience for the corporate political bullshit, do much better in small companies.

I’ve spent the last 20+ years failing at startups (though the latest one is promising). This is still easier for me than trying to climb the corporate career ladder.

[nuintari@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@GentlemanTech @jack_daniel @noplasticshower This is me, I HATE working for big companies. I'd rather work at a dozen failing startups than one fortune 500.

[noplasticshower@infosec.exchange]

@nuintari @GentlemanTech @jack_daniel I have done one or two successful startups myself and advised a nice set of others. Still at that latter game, in fact. Lots of good exits (through hard work, foresight, and sheer luck).

https://www.garymcgraw.com/technology/business/

[us3r1d@morph.oksocial.net]

It takes waaaaay better connections too.

If you have the connections to get startup funding, you _definitely_ have the connections to get a high-paying job.

@noplasticshower

[jack_daniel@mastodon.social]

@GentlemanTech @noplasticshower I get it, until you reach a certain point, the rungs are greased,