You can't usually outsource work for share options, and most startups can't afford pure cash compensation for all work. And they can't afford to have their empl

You can't usually outsource work for share options, and most startups can't afford pure cash compensation for all work. And they can't afford to have their employees fail as all work in a brand new startup is usually critical. EDIT: Just to make it clear: obviously employees and everyone else are going to fail sometimes, and you need to try have as much in place to survive that. However, failing on purpose for learning experiences is never the correct approach. You will have more than enough chance to fail in areas you don't have solutions for. Make sure you never fail in an area that you had the information to prevent.