http://innocuous.org/ en-us 40 Nothing To See Here comments <p> Just came across <a href="http://www.windley.com/archives/2007/03/coder_to_cofounder.shtml">Phil Windley's summary of the tutorial Coder to CoFounder</a> at <a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2007/view/e_sess/10493">ETech</a> by <a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/marc/">Marc Hedlund</a>. I didn't make it to ETech, so I can't give any first-hand account, but even Phil's summary is worth reading if you are interested in startups and trying to decide between being a founder and going to a more established startup. </p><p> My personal experience at StreamBase is that you get a phenomenal amount of education out of being a cofounder. Being involved in the early stage exposed me to all aspects of the business, from finance to marketing, sales to recruiting, all when I was just out of grad school. Of course, if you don't choose wisely (and get lucky) this can be an expensive lesson. </p><p> I think <a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/">Paul Graham</a> of <a href="http://ycombinator.com/">Y Combinator</a> had good advice when he spoke at MIT: Work at a later stage startup before you try to start one. It's a less expensive (they'll probably even pay you) way to learn some of the easy lessons, before you head for the real thing. </p> Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:18:37 EST <a href="/articles/2007/03/26/etech-voyeurism-coder-to-cofounder">ETech Voyeurism: Coder to Cofounder</a> <a href="/articles/2007/03/26/etech-voyeurism-coder-to-cofounder">ETech Voyeurism: Coder to Cofounder</a>