Comments on: On start-ups and paying CEOs http://www.diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/ Commentary and Analysis for User-Centered Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miki http://www.diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/comment-page-1/#comment-9763 Miki Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:22:09 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/#comment-9763 Nice post - the limit of $150 k USD is a good one. Basically you start getting people at this point who are in it to maintain a current lifestyle than strive to achieve a better one through building a business. Nice post – the limit of $150 k USD is a good one. Basically you start getting people at this point who are in it to maintain a current lifestyle than strive to achieve a better one through building a business.

]]> By: Stephen Knightly http://www.diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/comment-page-1/#comment-9738 Stephen Knightly Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:35:20 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/#comment-9738 The problem is with people who "have got it" and do spend it, but it's actually someone else's money. The problem is with people who “have got it” and do spend it, but it’s actually someone else’s money.

]]> By: julian Stone http://www.diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/comment-page-1/#comment-9735 julian Stone Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:21:01 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/#comment-9735 Call me old fashioned, but I was bought up to understand that if you "Haven't got it - then don't spend it" Call me old fashioned, but I was bought up to understand that if you “Haven’t got it – then don’t spend it”

]]> By: Jason Kemp http://www.diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/comment-page-1/#comment-9730 Jason Kemp Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:41:50 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/#comment-9730 In the old days people opted to hire hungry East Germans to work on their projects because motivation is often very closely mirrored by need and that is a stronger driver for projects. At the risk of drawing the bow too wide you might enjoy a post by Mark Cuban saying that part of the issue for todays's uber business is that CEO's get paid in lottery tickets with no personal accountability - at the risk of misquoting him - see link below. http://blogmaverick.com/2008/09/15/stock-market-meltdowns-why-they-will-happen-again-and-again-and-again/ In the old days people opted to hire hungry East Germans to work on their projects because motivation is often very closely mirrored by need and that is a stronger driver for projects.

At the risk of drawing the bow too wide you might enjoy a post by Mark Cuban saying that part of the issue for todays’s uber business is that CEO’s get paid in lottery tickets with no personal accountability – at the risk of misquoting him – see link below.

http://blogmaverick.com/2008/09/15/stock-market-meltdowns-why-they-will-happen-again-and-again-and-again/

]]> By: juliejulie http://www.diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/comment-page-1/#comment-9717 juliejulie Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:05:27 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/on-start-ups-and-paying-ceos/2008/09/24/#comment-9717 Very good post, good advice. We've been shopping our boot-strapped startup (financial web apps) around to angels and they all say the same thing: keep bootstrapping! I can see how it's better to stay lean and keep a higher % in the long run. We're frugal in real life, so it's not too hard. Very good post, good advice. We’ve been shopping our boot-strapped startup (financial web apps) around to angels and they all say the same thing: keep bootstrapping! I can see how it’s better to stay lean and keep a higher % in the long run. We’re frugal in real life, so it’s not too hard.

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