1) Getting funding easily from VC's (and sneaking in a clause that says you will cash out $1M so you can focus on the "long term") 2) Having access to highly c

1) Getting funding easily from VC's (and sneaking in a clause that says you will cash out $1M so you can focus on the "long term") 2) Having access to highly coveted angel deals like Uber, or Twitter when they were just startups. 3) Getting paid for giving high-level fluffy advice in conferences. 4) Book deals.