"Even if the startup you are at fails, it's easy to roll to the next startup company," Mitby says. "The risks are there, but are not all that terrible."
Mitby says he plans to return to Tellme after graduating this spring.
Computer science concentrator Scott A. Penner '01, who is also a Crimson executive, says he is fully aware of the uncertainties associated with startups. But that has not dissuaded him from considering working at a startup.
"It's my number one choice," Penner says.
What is the attraction associated with these companies? The answer, says Penner, is simple.
"It's a lot of fun for someone that comes out of Harvard to work at a company that really depends on them," he says.
But he acknowledges that this fun can have a real downside if the company bottoms out.
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