Mark Cuban: The Best Equity is Sweat Equity

<i>"... The reality is that for most businesses, they don't need more cash, they need more brains. ..."</i><p>Nice quote and a reality for a lot of software companies and is a key JOS essay: <i>"... convert money to code through programmers ..."</i> ~ <a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html</a><p>The suggestions here are pretty useful but the title, <i>Sweat equity</i> left a bitter taste. Sweat equity works okay where you are a founder not a hired hand. It really means lower wages with a <i>chance</i> of payoff at the mercy of founders.<p>More reason for starting your own startup.

I first read the Mark Cuban blog a few days / weeks back when he did a repost of his own success story. I was impressed and wanted to read more. The last couple of posts have not been so insightful as the first and leave large "what if"s unanswered. I will keep checking back for sure to see if another gem appears though. Maybe I am too wrapped up in looking for the bridge that takes me from intent and effort to success.

Something about Mark Cuban just pisses me off.

It's hard to take a tech commentator who still writes "MicroSoft" seriously.