Comments on: The Dangerous Myth of the Dream Job http://gigaom.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/ Business, Internet, Technology & Strategy Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:13:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Whittle Down Your Work Stress in 6 Simple Steps « FoundRead http://gigaom.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-873559 Whittle Down Your Work Stress in 6 Simple Steps « FoundRead Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:29 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-873559 [...] these F|R posts by the low-work-hour, high-leisure-living and best-selling-author, Timothy Ferris: The Dangerous Myth of the Dream Job, Marketing Tip from Tim Ferriss, and 3 Bibles for Problem Solving. And now, for Sam’s two [...] [...] these F|R posts by the low-work-hour, high-leisure-living and best-selling-author, Timothy Ferris: The Dangerous Myth of the Dream Job, Marketing Tip from Tim Ferriss, and 3 Bibles for Problem Solving. And now, for Sam’s two [...]

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]]> By: cwodtke http://gigaom.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-873557 cwodtke Tue, 15 May 2007 09:57:58 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-873557 I recently gave a talk at a conference on Five Lies of the Start-up. One was "finally a chance to do it right." The reality is, being an employee means a lot of armchair quarterbacking, and being a founder means a lot of opportunity to do exactly what you hated in your boss. You change perspectives when you are the one watching the bank account slowly diminish, when you are the one to close a deal with a company you didn't like, when you are the one doing support calls at 6 a.m. for the east coast. No one really knows what a choice costs until it's your *ss on the line.} I recently gave a talk at a conference on Five Lies of the Start-up. One was “finally a chance to do it right.” The reality is, being an employee means a lot of armchair quarterbacking, and being a founder means a lot of opportunity to do exactly what you hated in your boss.

You change perspectives when you are the one watching the bank account slowly diminish, when you are the one to close a deal with a company you didn’t like, when you are the one doing support calls at 6 a.m. for the east coast. No one really knows what a choice costs until it’s your *ss on the line.}

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