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> Successful entrepreneurs aren't usually on welfare, they come from great backgrounds (hi Sam, Mark, Bill, Donald...). Coming from a wealthy enough background
by AFNobody 9y ago
> Successful entrepreneurs aren't usually on welfare, they come from great backgrounds (hi Sam, Mark, Bill, Donald...).
Coming from a wealthy enough background that you can fall back on your parents if you fail is a form of welfare as it allows you to take risks without it being a disaster that leaves you homeless.
Welfare serves a similar function.
Its a safety net that allows you to take risks w/o ending up starving/homeless/etc.
- WalterBright 9y ago> starving/homeless That assumes that the entrepreneur would have no job skills and no get-up-and-go, and so would be unable to get another job, which seems unlikely.
- AFNobody 9y agoMany non-technical people require 6-12 months to find a new job and would likely run out of cash before then after plowing it all into a startup.