Comments on: Startups are great, but we can learn a lot from “end-ups,” too

By: RaRaRo

RaRaRo — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:11:55 +0000

Insightful post!

By: Ej

Ej — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:52:33 +0000

Really great observation, question: how to face death and be born again? How would you see blackberry, kodak, atari, … in this context?

By: JaeYeon Joseph Kim

JaeYeon Joseph Kim — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:26:35 +0000

Interesting article. I have also both worked at an academic institution which is more than 100 years old (quite young also from the academic perspective but one of the oldest in S. Korea) and now working at a local startup in Seoul. As John rightly describes there is no absolute criteria by which we can hastily judge startup or end-up is better than their counterparts. Each has its own unique pros and cons. Personally, also I’d like to think that it’s relevant if you were young (around 20s or 30s) it might be a good choice to work for a startup but if you get older the decision to join a startup must be more cautious.

By: Marius Fermi

Marius Fermi — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:17:49 +0000

Great article! However I’m not completely convinced on ‘most’ start ups are looking to become end ups.

The more I read and have some sort of exposure to the individuals behind these start ups the more you realise that, yes they have sensational passion for their product/company/service but they are without doubt perplexed by the chance of selling their company, for a cool $1bn.

Start ups are a wonderful thing to view and watch but reality is many of them have no use, like the flooded app market filled with junk that makes no sense or has literally no need.

By: mariusfermi

mariusfermi — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:12:36 +0000

I’m not entirely sure how true it is that most start ups are looking to becoming end ups or at least stable. The vast majority are now perplexed by this need to create and dump before anything is in actual fact stable.

Everyone will say they want a stable business but without doubt no matter how much passion you have for that company, you’ll sell it for that $1bn offer.

By: karl

karl — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:50:06 +0000

* Worked hours/Social rights of employees
* Burn-out/Depression
* fast/slow paces (and their cost/benefits on both sides)

There are certainly a lot more to say and add in terms of categories when we include humans. There are also differences depending on the country. Culture plays a role.

By: Marcel Kalveram

Marcel Kalveram — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:21:07 +0000

Enjoyed this post a lot. Thanks.

By: Patrick McFadden

Patrick McFadden — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:53:16 +0000

I love the way that sounds end-ups. That’s for that chart of the difference. Great post!

By: saksun

saksun — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:41:26 +0000

Start-ups: Lay off to cut cost
End-ups: Outsource