The Lesson: The "Exit" is a liquidity event, not a career.
The tech world is now populated by "Mercenaries" working for the "Vesting Date." This mindset creates Hollow Products—software built to be sold to a conglomerate, not to be used by a human.
When you work for the "Exit," you sacrifice the "Why" of the user for the "Monetize" of the shareholder. You become the "Professional Asshole" doing the work others won't touch. But there is another path: the Stewardship model. We stayed at our posts not for the stock options, but because we took pride in the structural integrity of the information.
To Tech Writers: You will be tempted to join the "Hustle." But remember: Stock vests, but your reputation for Integrity is the only "Rainy Day Fund" that never devalues. Don't be the person who writes the lie that sells the company; be the person who writes the truth that saves the user.
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