What’s an easier path to wealth? PATH 1: VENTURE STARTUP - 95% chance of $0 - Tiny personal income while building startup until IPO/scale - Massive dilution (most founders end up owning 5-15%). $1BN market cap = $50-$150MM for founder. OR...
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I mostly agree with that :-) I just don’t think most people in SV even consider that they could take path 2.
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It is always about the path and journey than the goal/results.
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Plus there are some cases where the business chooses the path for you. If you want to build nuclear reactors, or supersonic airliners, you're going to have to raise money from investors.https://boomsupersonic.com/
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Surprised you don’t know your failure rate.
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This depends on what you mean by "safer" too. For some people, the learning & network developed via a startup increases value of their ultimate outcome, even if that is working for someone else.
@ByrneHobart framed it pretty well here:https://medium.com/swlh/y-combinator-not-lambda-school-is-unbundling-education-bd6fdf0c78d7 … -
Entrepreneur first too
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