I think there’s a lot of other personal preferences in working out a way to optimize your work. Here’s where my preferences led me:
1. It’s better to be in control, at least of your domain, but better the company. It’s rare that anyone else has tasked me with a project that mattered.
2. Sustainability matters. The main reason I stopped working for venture backed companies is because investors introduce so many more ways for your project to get die an early death (small/medium successes get dropped and small/medium acquisitions often get killed).
3. Compounding interest works. with some revenue and a few more people, there’s a lot more that we can do.
