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Macbook users have to do something like this when moving their SSD drive to other machine! Not very user friendly!

Buy extra cloud storage, buy extra connectivity for backups, buy extra desoldering station....

Or maybe just take screw driver and move it to next machine.

> I don’t know if I will ever buy a Framework laptop. Most of my workflows now revolve around macOS,

Why we are reading opinion pieces from Apple sheep that does not known anything?

Framework has its place. But bigger problem is that industry is dominated by idiots, who should not be able to share their opinion, on things they did not even try!!!

Apple does not have enterprise grade laptop with replaceable SSD. They need to be more competitive!

Anybody else can take the advice "buy more RAM".

Yeah, people have to fight for the truth, to give legitimacy to large corporations!

> You are confusing science with ... academia.

Academia is the science. You can not separate those two. Not after last three years.

I get the idea and process, read Asimov, have PhD etc...

Science is about money and publishing. We find sponsor, we publish, we get money. There is nothing hard to understand about this business model!

> Today, my base salary is $175K, no bonus, no stock refresh since the founder grant, fully vested stock, no severance, no indemnification. (Mainly because I just haven't asked for new comp b.c company is in a difficult spot) - In comparison, I hired a critical new C-Suite exec (COO) and gave her $285K/year

Here is your problem.

Some founders milk company directly on bonuses and pay, there is no "grand exit" when they go public. I think you may be subconsciously aware of that, maybe there is some hidden regret or self-hate etc... Continuing with this frugality may not be way forward.

I would suggest:

- get out of NY, some nice environment near sea or forest, work remotely

- prepare for your exit. Move out of NY to minimize income tax etc..

- can you actually become CEO? If not, it is not your business anymore, not your problem

- find way to increase your take-home money. For start you could pay yourself for overtimes. Maybe if you move out of NY, you may need office there and so on...

- personal brand is worth quite a lot. Maybe there is way to use this startup to build your own.