Your questions are focused around money. Startups shouldn't be about money. If you want to be comfortable, work hard and save and focus on promotions. If you w

Your questions are focused around money. Startups shouldn't be about money. If you want to be comfortable, work hard and save and focus on promotions. If you want to be rich, go into finance. Startups aren't comfortable, and most of us don't get rich. If you're in it for the money, you're going to quit when things get tough - and they will get tough and stay tough for longer than you think. Do it only if you can't imagine doing anything else.