Not every startup idea needs millions of dollars to get started. Folks with a lengthy severance period have a cushion to experiment with fun ideas while job hunting.

This is what I've seen talking to startups. Lots of seed round companies needing to build up a team fast to try to secure a series A before it's too late. Most of them completely insane (with occasional good ones in there) with ideas that clearly have no reasonable profit model.

It's undoubtably a great time for startups to get talent, but startups as we know them today tend to be very hungry for VC money, which is drying up rapidly. I would be very hesitant to join one unless the match was really good.

For software startups there has never been a lesser need for funding.

For anybody willing to start their own thing, it's never been easier.

And for anybody else who's smart and wants to do big things, message me.

If you can clearly articulate a path to profitability in the current economy, there's no shortage of investors willing to place 100K-1M bets on startups right now, contrary to the narrative perpetuated here. Ask how I know :)

I think the problem we have is a generation of people in the industry have been convinced hifalutin money making schemes are sustainable business ideas. I'm glad that nonsense has finally past.

The realignment is good for humanity.

there's still a ton of money sloshing around out there.

There is a ton of money parked into savings accounts due to the high interest rates and the fear of recession.

As things improve all this money will look for employment.

Bootstrap time.

money is simultaneously shifting to early stage

it's a double whammy