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The Long-Term Value of Loyalty

Both Sides of the Table

I was paid less in salary in 2004 than I was paid at the job I quit in 1999 (a job I had held 8+ years). They seed funded my second company and even let me buy some IP in exchange for debt to get started. No employees wanted to join startups – they were all looking for stable jobs.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

there are start ups who are legitimately using.net because they don’t need to look directly into the tcp/ip stack. Purchase IP from the vendors. Take note of what Paul Graham said in 2004: [link] — he is talking along similar lines. of course, you’re allowed to have your opinions. it takes no intelligence.

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