>e.g. the guy who said 'wait six months before proposing anything new' >That isn't healthy either, a and if you work with people like that the healthiest respo

>e.g. the guy who said 'wait six months before proposing anything new' >That isn't healthy either, a and if you work with people like that the healthiest response is to leave and try and find somebody who isn't a jerk to work for. That is a weak point though. The alternative explanation to that is that they didn't actually mean what you think they meant. It is very tedious to say "wait six months before proposing anything new - but be polite and ask questions, don't be a pushover, don't agree to unethical decisions, don't be a jerk, etc, etc" People often use shorthand to convey their strongest point. >If we're talking probabilities, the average entrepreneur is more like my boss than Mark Zuckerberg. If you're talking about finances - totally disagree on that one. There are FAR more small businesses funded by small loans or borrowing from your savings or family, and grinding it out, than being handed million dollar VC cookies. That's my own feeling based on businesses around me (I'm not in SV) Some quick data that I pulled: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/tax-policy/tax-analysis/Documents/TP-4.pdf https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/tax-policy/tax-anal... Less than 5% of small business owners are millionaires.