It's a heady experience when someone gives you and your friends large wads of cash for your thoughts, for just an idea on a piece of paper, for a business plan worked up in a few weeks over coffee, Heineken, and cigarettes on the front porch. At least that was McCullough's experience. I think everyone gets humbled eventually. McCullough is also eager to demystify the image of a loose, high-living young tech entrepreneur. People read too many Wired magazine articles.
Founders are some of the worst paid at a company.
You're a start-up for crying out loud. No Playboy bunnies, no Lamborghinis, no downtown lofts. And now he's out of a job. He sounds like an entrepreneurial evangelist, or perhaps a man possessed. It's not risk for risk's sake.