[rday]

As a bitter old dev with many failed startups behind me, I find this a tad insulting. This isn't an attack response, but maybe I can provide some perspective from the other side.

I work really hard. I organize multiple meetups. I give talks. I do open source(not well, but I try). I have a full time job making way more than the "status quo" working from my basement.

"Founders" are very quick to discard all of this, and ask me to put my full efforts into their idea for this equity concept. They tend to provide no incentive other than how their idea is the one that will make it.

I'm very motivated. Especially when I see the results of my years of effort everyday. Why throw this all away to work on somebody else's vision of success?