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"Because I Burned My It All (my cash)" - adapted by Marc Sirkin Adapted from Afroman's "Because I Got High" I was gonna go public until I burned it all I gonna get filthy rich and buy a big house but then I burned it all my mind is still messed up and I know why - cause I burned it all [repeat 3X] I was gonna build my dream but then I burned it all I coulda worked smart and I coulda managed my cash but I burned it all I gonna try again someday and I know why - cause I burned it all [repeat 3X] I was gonna release working software but then I burned it all I just hired a COO but I burned it all now I'll have to start again and I know why - cause I burned it all [repeat 3X] I was gonna do an IPO before I burned it all I was gonna pay my vendors but then I burned it all they took all my stock away and I know why - cause I burned it all [repeat 3X] I wasn't gonna run from the VC's because I burned it all I was gonna raise ...
So... I've landed a new job! Here's the thing - as I accepted my new job, I was offered the opportunity to potentially join yet another struggling technology infrastructure company. The fact that I EVEN contemplated and at one point convinced myself that this was a GREAT opportunity proved to me that GREED still lives in me... the job paid a hell of a lot more than my new gig but it would involve: - long hours - lots of travel - high pressure meetings - having to deal with a tech company that thinks it knows something no one else does - yea, sure, right-o! Thank God that they reconsidered their offer at the last minute. So I wasted an afternoon talking with their CEO, several VP's and a very nice HR lady... I was going to join.. sign on the dot.com line, make my deal with the devil etc... But instead - I got a reprieve and a reality check. They said "We just can't move fast enough for your time table." Considering that I could have put my other job in...
I own options in 3 companies that have no chance of ever, ever making money... damn, I wish I had been working for a gold watch or a pension plan. What a fucking joke.