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> Is any labour of love worth your potential future? Kind of a funny question on a site for people doing startups.
by mjolk 10y ago
> Is any labour of love worth your potential future?
Kind of a funny question on a site for people doing startups.
- mwfunk 10y agoA startup isn't a labor of love; if it was, it'd be a hobby, not a startup.
- mjolk 10y agoIf your startup isn't a labor of love or you're not driven by a strong dislike of an alternative career path, then almost every startup would die the second the founder(s) do the math of income opportunity cost of trying vs stable employment.
- scott_karana 10y agoHardly. People do "risk vs reward" assessments all the time. Balancing "use some savings to live off ramen for two years" vs "implement something people will pay for" might not be very difficult, depending on their existing rate of savings, income, state of mortgage, monthly expenses, etc.
- LeifCarrotson 10y agoNo, it's not. Most startups fail. Most people need retirement savings. That seems a poor investment.
- mjolk 10y agoTraditional full time employment is a much safer bet for savings.