This seems absolutely crazy to me. I was always taught put money into long term, stable investments when you are young so that you have the longest possible per

This seems absolutely crazy to me. I was always taught put money into long term, stable investments when you are young so that you have the longest possible period for return. You're in the wrong place. $20,000 is more than enough for a young person to support themselves, and possibly a co-founder, while they bring their product to market. As the article states, if it hits, you'll see returns in the thousands of percents, not tens or hundreds.