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In a way, it's a permanent brand you have to wear and some employers may avoid you indefinitely thinking that you may always be vulnerable to the itch to go out and start your own thing. If I'm looking for a dependable programmer the last thing I want is an ambitious entrepenuer.

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I might read this differently.

Perhaps an ambitious entrepreneur may be better able to understand what drives business value and translate that into architecture + code?

It may not be a years-long engagement, but certainly the experience brings value.

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