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Cats are quieter and less needy than dogs. They take care of themselves and don't bark at neighbors. How are you supposed to start a new company with a dog pawing at you?

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Dogs are indeed more demanding, they henceforth grow your sense of responsibility, which aligns with the required skills of entrepreneurship.

Having a dog forces you to micro-manage. This may be fine is just starting out in a business but it does not scale.

> Having a dog forces you to micro-manage.

I'm pretty sure I disagree but I'm 100% certain I don't understand the rationale leading to this statement.

For any pet, if you have to act as a manager, that's IMO terrible. Management incurs performance reviews, growth and overall, judgement and control. I think a pet/owner relationship is about nursing first, with added leadership when the breed allows (dogs, horses...)

Management: ensure litter box is cleaned daily.

Micro-management: know where last bolus is in the dog's gut and expected evacuation time.

Don't know many cat owners in tech? They lay on the keyboard, the printer, the tower exhaust fans, the passively cooled router, etc......

I'd say cats are on equal footing with dogs when it comes to needy. Cats just may not exhibit it as much

Dogs literally cannot shit without human intervention

Not exclusively true, there are matts and solutions just like people have for cats.

I have a doggie door and both my dogs (Red Heeler and Border-collie/rottie mix) just waltz outside whenever they need to relieve themselves. Not sure where the necessary intervention is other than putting the door in… and it’s certainly far more sanitary than a box of urine and feces sitting inside my house.

Because with a dog you have something worth fighting for

You prefer an emotionally shallow animal? /s [1]

1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJFp272w9u8

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