Linda Xie on Warpcast

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I've experienced working at a large traditional company, early stage startup, founding a fund, and founding a startup. Some random thoughts - AIG: work hard and learn a lot but difficult to have autonomy with layers of management, most there to collect paycheck, how you stand out depends on manager - Coinbase (30-150 employees): work hard but first time work didn't feel like work since cared deeply, tons of autonomy, first time working with many mission driven colleagues, can stand out taking initiative, did not have a sense of how hard being a founder was for Brian + Fred - Scalar (founded fund): work harder (no days off in week), decisions fall on founders so huge sense of ownership, lows are really low, first sense of how hard things can really get - Bountycaster (founded company): work harder than founding fund (default is work and then carve out personal time), cycles of highs and lows much more rapid than fund, feel most fulfilled due to ownership, mission, and connecting with users

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Super impressive LInda. Had no idea, but also not too surprised based on the way you've been able to drive the agenda of your current 2 person start up, while also working on side projects. Cheers to you and all of your future successes. 💛

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That the startup makes you feel most fulfilled is telling. It's been the same for me, though the startup tradeoff is much harder now that I have a son. Personal time used to be an optional, so I could always work more and not sweat it too much. Now it's a must that strikes a clear tension with work time. And yet, I want to be able to demonstrate to my son through my own life that you can achieve your dreams if you work hard, and that you can do so without sacrificing character. So it's always a tough one knowing where to work and when to family. And then when to take care of yourself...

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My first job out of school was with Lockheed Martin. The team was 400 people and we got every other Friday off, all year around. I got a lot of $20 skiing in and tons of time for leisure. Been founding companies for the past 10 years and default was always work. Wouldn’t ever go back though.

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"feel most fulfilled due to ownership, mission, and connecting with users" - we haven't launched yet but i already feel the same building on farcaster, ppl here are curious by nature - otherwise they wouldn't be early adopters of an onchain social network lol your point about coinbase is good to hear specifically the autonomy and mission driven colleagues - seems based on jesse's commentary they've carried this on and personally makes me incredibly optimistic about the future of them leading in a lot of areas onchain

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If you had to summarize the most useful skills you took from each place, what would they be? It seems like a very diverse list so I’m curious if the path kind of snowballed into where you are today?

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Thanks a lot for sharing with us 🙏 I believe Bouticaster stands out among all your experiences. But I also believe that without those steps, you would not have become who you are today 💜 The key takeaway is to enjoy every single step and stage of this incredible journey 🚀

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As much as I wanted to ask which one's best for you, I can feel how each was a huge step on what's happening right now. Daaaang all those experiences in such a young age. I better push myself moooore.

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I would love to hear you write more about going from fund to founding a co and what pushed you in that direction. Am in a similar spot - was a PM at startups and big cos, done VC for several funds and now thinking about my next thing (I miss being connected to building)

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founding comes at price but its worth it

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That is awesome Linda

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Linda, let me ask you a question: did that experience help you get to where you are now? In other words, was there added value in passing through those places?

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Thank you for sharing this great experience @linda , I am also looking for my path and reading what you wrote I feel motivated, I want to be the founder of my own company.

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Wow this is so Nice 💯

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do you look at it as an evolution or do you sometimes feel like you want to go back to a traditional corporate job?

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Different experiences shape you, fam

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Thanks for sharing your insights! It’s fascinating to hear about your journey through such diverse environments. Your experience at AIG highlights the challenges of navigating a traditional corporate structure, while your time at Coinbase seems to have been a transformative period where passion and mission fueled your work. Founding Scalar and Bountycaster clearly deepened your understanding of the entrepreneurial journey, with its intense demands and emotional rollercoasters. It’s inspiring to see how you've embraced the challenges and found fulfillment through ownership and meaningful connections with users. Your reflections offer valuable lessons on the importance of autonomy, initiative, and resilience in different work settings. What advice would you give to someone considering a similar path?

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Thanks for sharing You’ve had quite the journey Which one did you prefer the most?

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