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> What technology is being created to push down the cost of executive compensation in buiness?

I imagine this technology would be difficult to market and thus difficult to sustain, given that the prospective customers (i.e. decision-makers who control companies' funds) would have personal negative incentives against purchasing it.

This reminds me of some friends whose startup's product was software to make lawyers more time-efficient with (billable) administrative tasks. It turns out customers don't come banging down your door to buy a product that 'helps' them make less money.



"given that the prospective customers (i.e. decision-makers who control companies' funds) would have personal negative incentives against purchasing it."

That is something I would believe, push-back from existing people in companies. What about new companies selling products? (remember ways of making money in SW: internal services, contract/consulting and product)


Then it needs to come from the board/shareholder level who do care about (or should) about the costs of executive remuneration


same problem with government. How do you get them to pay themselves less? How do you get them to be accountable?




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