Comments on: Big Company Blues? It’s A Great Time To Make The Jump to A Start-Up http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/ A Pioneering Spirit Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:16:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: uberVU - social comments http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4496 uberVU - social comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:20 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4496 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by squallco: RT @hwy12 Got the big company blues? Great time to join a startup http://bit.ly/8JL7uw... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Mark Solon http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4494 Mark Solon Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:35:11 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4494 Thanks for all your hard work at Balihoo Brian, and thank your dad for me, he took care of my aching back so I can get back to playing on the Balihoo hockey team! Thanks for all your hard work at Balihoo Brian, and thank your dad for me, he took care of my aching back so I can get back to playing on the Balihoo hockey team!

]]> By: Mark Solon http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4492 Mark Solon Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:08:34 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4492 Thanks Kevin. Keep up the great work at Balihoo, Boise's most exciting startup. (okay, I'm biased!) Thanks Kevin. Keep up the great work at Balihoo, Boise's most exciting startup. (okay, I'm biased!)

]]> By: Mark Solon http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4493 Mark Solon Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:07:41 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4493 David, Being a small part of Telemetric since 2002 and watching the challenges and ultimate success there was a big part of the inspiration of a post like this. I love your comment, it really speaks to why once you've worked in a startup, it gets in your blood and you crave it. Now we need more of them here in Idaho! David,

Being a small part of Telemetric since 2002 and watching the challenges and ultimate success there was a big part of the inspiration of a post like this. I love your comment, it really speaks to why once you've worked in a startup, it gets in your blood and you crave it. Now we need more of them here in Idaho!

]]> By: Mark Solon http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4491 Mark Solon Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:05:37 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4491 Thanks Toby. I guess I've found that over my career, the most successful startup people view money as a by-product of what they do. Some make a lot, some don't. But most of them do it for the energy, intellectual stimulation, team atmosphere and general satisfaction. As for BSU over Oklahoma, couldn't agree more. Greatest sports moment in Boise history! Thanks Toby. I guess I've found that over my career, the most successful startup people view money as a by-product of what they do. Some make a lot, some don't. But most of them do it for the energy, intellectual stimulation, team atmosphere and general satisfaction.

As for BSU over Oklahoma, couldn't agree more. Greatest sports moment in Boise history!

]]> By: Jessie Fisher http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4489 Jessie Fisher Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:56:13 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4489 Fantastic post, painted the picture nicely. It is not always rainbows and sunshine, the learning curve sometimes bruises but the experience at a start-up is irreplaceable. The team is the link that is vital. Fantastic post, painted the picture nicely. It is not always rainbows and sunshine, the learning curve sometimes bruises but the experience at a start-up is irreplaceable. The team is the link that is vital.

]]> By: Brian King http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4488 Brian King Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:14:49 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4488 Mark Great blog post. Love the analogy with BSU Football and the last line is spot-on. Mark
Great blog post. Love the analogy with BSU Football and the last line is spot-on.

]]> By: Kevin Donaldson http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4487 Kevin Donaldson Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:50:35 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4487 Mark - Great post. Living this for the past few years... - you are spot on! Mark – Great post. Living this for the past few years… – you are spot on!

]]> By: Tweets that mention Big Company Blues? It’s A Great Time To Make The Jump to A Start-Up | Highway 12 Ventures -- Topsy.com http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4486 Tweets that mention Big Company Blues? It’s A Great Time To Make The Jump to A Start-Up | Highway 12 Ventures -- Topsy.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:49:46 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4486 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mark Solon, Kevin Romano. Kevin Romano said: RT @hwy12 Got the big company blues? Great time to join a startup http://bit.ly/8JL7uw [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mark Solon, Kevin Romano. Kevin Romano said: RT @hwy12 Got the big company blues? Great time to join a startup http://bit.ly/8JL7uw [...]

]]> By: David http://www.highway12ventures.com/2010/01/21/big-company-blues-its-a-great-time-to-make-the-jump-to-a-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4485 David Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:21:48 +0000 http://www.highway12ventures.com/?p=1661#comment-4485 I'm a programmer. I've worked at startups. I've worked at large companies. By far, the most rewarding work I've ever done, the work of which I'm most proud, has been at the startups (Telemetric and Portsmith). At a small company, I have the freedom and responsibility to make my own design decisions. "I want to use XYZ as our revision control system. Done! I want to use ABC as our build system. Done! " At a large company, there is a huge weight that must be moved with every decision. I'm a programmer. I've worked at startups. I've worked at large companies. By far, the most rewarding work I've ever done, the work of which I'm most proud, has been at the startups (Telemetric and Portsmith).

At a small company, I have the freedom and responsibility to make my own design decisions. "I want to use XYZ as our revision control system. Done! I want to use ABC as our build system. Done! " At a large company, there is a huge weight that must be moved with every decision.

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