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That’s awesome! Though, I think the headline underplays what he’s doing and done

Having a part-time job as a welder for a private company would be awesome and no doubt useful in a variety of ways. However, he’s not only helping his countries technical industry as an individual contributor, he’s also running a small business and educating quite a few future welders

Many public-private partnerships between academia and industry, that were far better resourced, have a accomplished far less




That's not awesome. He's paying his staff about 20% of what they're earning him and keeping the rest.


When they bring nothing but unskilled labor to the table, how much do you feel they are entitled to? 50%? I would call that a partner and expect them to bring their own tools and skills. That is not the situation described here. So, how much should they receive?


50% would probably be fair. Remember that he'd be keeping 50% _per employee_, which means he still makes 10x compared to them.




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