Yes. You weren't meant to have a boss, but get the feeling you think founders are somehow better than the run of the mill coders, but that is just not the case. We are all part of a system and need to work with each other. Hell, if I had a 9 to 5, I'm sure I could be a better husband and father and golfer, but I have worked an average of 12 hours a day for the last 10 years trying to be an innovator and I'm probably not going to stop anytime soon.
Founders may have freedom of thought, but they don't have freedom of time because they devote 90% of their time to their craft. It would seem that founders are the ones missing out, unless you are talking about the MIT and Stanford geniuses who's brilliance attracts funding.
I like what I do, but I don't think it is for everyone. If given a choice, I'd be the VC who gets to pick which young guns have the best ideas and make them share the wealth. The founders, who actually have to come up with the great ideas and actually execute...they have the hard job.
Founders may have freedom of thought, but they don't have freedom of time because they devote 90% of their time to their craft. It would seem that founders are the ones missing out, unless you are talking about the MIT and Stanford geniuses who's brilliance attracts funding.
I like what I do, but I don't think it is for everyone. If given a choice, I'd be the VC who gets to pick which young guns have the best ideas and make them share the wealth. The founders, who actually have to come up with the great ideas and actually execute...they have the hard job.