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Oh yeh, because creating a startup is a breeze isn't it ? And most anyone could simply drop every commitment in their lives and like 4 years later they're rich!
by viuduib 10y ago
Oh yeh, because creating a startup is a breeze isn't it ? And most anyone could simply drop every commitment in their lives and like 4 years later they're rich! Why doesn't everyone do that, given they're free to do it ? Well, because they're not free to, not at all.
90% of people are strapped into financial obligations and have families. None of these people can afford to risk starting a business, even if they would be good at it and had the money, support and contacts required. Even among the usually already wealthy people who can afford to risk a startup, 90% of them fail.
What you're really saying is: if you inherited the freedom to risk creating a startup, and you are one of the lucky 10% who make it a success, then you deserve to enjoy the rewards.
- gambiting 10y agoAbsolute nonsense. People start companies in extremely difficult positions in life and only some of them succeed. No one said it's easy. But that doesn't change the fact that every single one of Amazon employees is free to leave the company and start their own tomorrow. You don't have to have complete financial security to be "free" to do something.
- viuduib 10y agoyou are living in a dream world
- gambiting 10y agoNo, I just don't assume that you need to have a million dollars in your bank account to start a business. There's way too many people on HN who think that to run a startup you need investment money, offices, dozen employees, marketing campaigns etc etc. You don't. You can start small, out of your own bedroom if you have to, and then grow from there. There's plenty of stupid advice like "if you're not making million dollars within 3 years of starting then there's no point" but it's just not true.
- sumedh 10y ago> 90% of people are strapped into financial obligations and have families. So they have to prioritise what is important, if they feel that starting a business is more important, they will avoid getting financial obligations and starting a family. This is also part of the overall risks, you might be better off just being an employee with a normal life instead of being a failed entrepreneur.
- andrepd 10y agoThey don't have to choose to prioritise, they don't have a choice! Which brings your entire argument down.
- sumedh 10y agoIf you are going to count poor people then I agree most of them dont have a choice, I am talking about people who visit HN.
- viuduib 10y agowait, didn't you time-travel in your argument ? You said if you feel like starting a business, go back in time and not have a family or take-on debt - may as well say they should have been born into a rich family with a good education, contacts and an inheritance to gamble with
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