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I'm not sure if I qualify as young (25), but coming from a different generation, they don't quite understand wanting to turn down a 100k job to bootstrap someth

by mpc 18y ago

I'm not sure if I qualify as young (25), but coming from a different generation, they don't quite understand wanting to turn down a 100k job to bootstrap something with a very small chance of success. I can understand this, after all my dad was a civil engineer and worked at the same company for 30 years. They also think of starting a startup in the terms of starting a company in the past. For example, opening a store. I've pointed out that it's much different now for technology and web companies. Either way, they're always pretty excited even if they don't quite get it.

xirium 18y ago
> they don't quite understand wanting to turn down a 100k job to bootstrap something with a very small chance of success. Your average income will exceed US$100,000. You have a small chance of becoming a billionaire and a larger chance of getting nothing. You can repeat this process five or 10 times before you succeed - or take a US$100,000 job. The contention is that parents see your likely income being below your true potential.