As AI dominates tech headlines and corporate strategies in 2024, an important distinction is being blurred - the difference between developing AI versus consuming AI services. This mischaracterization risks confusing the market and overselling capabilities, but that isn’t anything new right? Take zero-trust, cloud computing, or even take a look back at the early-2000s with the web revolution. Urs Baumann tossed out a great questions in the Network Automation Forum - Slack recently, and I thought it would make for a good blog (or maybe venting session depending on how you look at it). Remember, these are opinions.
In my previous blog on Dilution of Ownership, I explored how startup funding rounds impact equity. Now, let’s dive into a hot-button, highly-debated, and dramatically misunderstood matter of policy - taxing unrealized capital gains (or the wealth tax). Could this policy drastically alter the startup landscape? Would there be a tangible impact on founders, investors, and the innovation ecosystem as a whole?
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the dilution of ownership, especially in the tech startup space. What does this mean in layman’s terms? Who does it impact? And most importantly, why you should care if you plan to work for a startup. This is a topic I have discussed with many new (and even some seasoned) engineers over the past few years. I recently had this very discussion with a senior engineer (and close friend) who is leaving big enterprise for startup land. He suggested I write a blog in the plain speak that I used with him. Little does he know (until now) that this is as deep as I go on this topic!
