[PorterDuff]

I think I'd be happy to work on something interesting for crummy money. The trick is the interesting part.

[systemtest]

I'd rather take more money, retire in my 30s and work on my personal projects from that point on.

[PorterDuff]

If I was 30+ years younger, I would consider that.

One problem is being old school enough that it's darned difficult to work for free.

[robbrit]

Downside is that a lot of startups are not that interesting. They're just filling a business niche.