Yeah, it is the reason I don't really work with people anymore on their startups anymore. Even "recruiting" a co-founder seems risky. At first, it was fun but

Yeah, it is the reason I don't really work with people anymore on their startups anymore. Even "recruiting" a co-founder seems risky. At first, it was fun but after "co-founders" bailed on me twice because "it isn't fun anymore" (eg: what happens when you get into actually, you know, running the thing), I just stopped joining teams that didn't pay me. Everyone has an idea that they think will make them a millionaire or whatever. Either they need to pay me (money. None of this "equity-only" junk) or they need a proven track record of unstructured work and some killer skill I can't touch.