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People have these marginal goals of working 9-5 going to the beach on the weekend, having a couple kids, then retiring at 65/70 and traveling or whatever till t
by untog 11y ago
People have these marginal goals of working 9-5 going to the beach on the weekend, having a couple kids, then retiring at 65/70 and traveling or whatever till they die at 85.
You're drawing lines where there are none. Why, exactly, is striving for but not necessarily achieving a billion dollar company a more worthwhile pursuit than raising children and traveling the world?
If you are in a position that you can start your own company and raise money for it, the worst that can happen is that you have to go find a job.
No, the worst that can happen is that you waste years of your life, and look back as an old man and only see a series of failed ventures to your name.
- AndrewKemendo 11y agoI think we're too hung up on the number. It has nothing to do, really, with the dollar amount of the company - that's just a proxy for impact/scale. I could as easily say "Be President" or any other things that are at that scale. It's a more worthwhile pursuit because your individual impact can be much wider.