> Of course, employees working on a team don't have the same interests that investors do.
Yes, team dynamics, especially at large corporations are vastly different than startup dynamics. Loveable fools fit right in at BigCo, as long as they are not so foolish to do their job reasonably well. The brilliant worker who fights for change and speaks their mind isn't seen as a team player and is often a threat to management. They are seen as "difficult," even when they are right. BigCo largely wants compliant workers who take orders, which is largely the opposite of what drives a startup founder.
That same brilliant worker, however might make a great founder at a startup. Smarts and tenacity can pay very well with a startup, so long as the people can understand what drives the founder and sometimes makes them hard to work with.
Yes, team dynamics, especially at large corporations are vastly different than startup dynamics. Loveable fools fit right in at BigCo, as long as they are not so foolish to do their job reasonably well. The brilliant worker who fights for change and speaks their mind isn't seen as a team player and is often a threat to management. They are seen as "difficult," even when they are right. BigCo largely wants compliant workers who take orders, which is largely the opposite of what drives a startup founder.
That same brilliant worker, however might make a great founder at a startup. Smarts and tenacity can pay very well with a startup, so long as the people can understand what drives the founder and sometimes makes them hard to work with.