>I don't invest in startups; I work for them OK >plowing the proceeds of that work back into startups So, you receive only cash for your work? No equity? >

>I don't invest in startups; I work for them OK >plowing the proceeds of that work back into startups So, you receive only cash for your work? No equity? > seems like bad diversification to me Ok, so you are invested in startups or tech companies then (if not, what are you diversifying from)? [Note: we have now contradicted claim 1] >So no, I don't have an ulterior motive. Maybe. I'm still not convinced that you aren't an investor though. >Retail investors should get exposure to [x] through carefully managed funds that own lots of [xs], not by trying to pick individual winners themselves. Said every fund manager ever [who, note, try to pick individual (for some definition) winners].