Learning from being employed is sensible and risk-averse but not the only way to learn. Why not learn by starting a company? If you happen to be driven by risk

Learning from being employed is sensible and risk-averse but not the only way to learn. Why not learn by starting a company? If you happen to be driven by risk and easily bored by safety, it may be the fastest way to learn. It is also the direct way to validate what experience and knowledge you actually lack. While employment gives you the opportunity to learn a lot of stuff quickly, you also spend a lot of time not learning. And the field of learning is narrowed down to your job description. Might be a plus or a minus. Starting a company enforces multiple broad and steep learning curves. Might be a plus or a minus.