I sort of get where he is coming from but I don&#x27;t live my life that way (and it has paid off).  When I started my company I got advice from the guy who started Sun (avb), the guy running Redhat (Bob Young), lots of people who were farther along than I was helped me.  I&#x27;ve returned the favor in a pay it forward sort of way.  My wife used to ask me why I gave of my time so freely and I don&#x27;t have a good answer other than it&#x27;s how I&#x27;m wired.<p>I don&#x27;t know OP but if I met him I&#x27;d ask him to think about the people who have helped him.<p>I am sympathetic to some of what s&#x2F;he said.  If the demands are so much that you can&#x27;t get your own work done, ouch.  If people don&#x27;t value your time, yeah, time to move on.  But I wouldn&#x27;t turn that into &quot;No help for you!&quot; as a way of life.  To each their own I guess.