One of the positives of doing a startup with a team is the social accountability. I think this value is similar to having a gym buddy -- if you don't show up your friend knows about it. This creates a social pressure that often keeps you moving.
Working for another company gives a lot of social pressure that can make it easier to stay focused and moving. The fact that money will be spent on myself gives me motivation to do consistent good work. It is good short term motivation for pushing through hard tasks but very poor long term motivation.
Working on a startup is an ultimate long term motivation that lacks pressure to push through the day to day.
My plan for this blog is provide weekly checkins, just as I do for clients, summarizing what I've accomplished and what will be accomplished for the next week. Hopefully the social pressure of publicizing my progress keeps me going.
Wish me luck!
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