Lots of people start startups that they know will never make them billionaires, and even the founders of Google never expected the huge rewards they've reaped.

Lots of people start startups that they know will never make them billionaires, and even the founders of Google never expected the huge rewards they've reaped. And there are ways of reducing the risk by not growing too quickly, building a company with actual revenues instead of burning VC cash. The only thing reduced inequality would kill is the Silicon Valley variety of startup, which would be a good thing for everyone outside Silicon Valley. It would give sustainable businesses a chance to grow without having to compete with companies who burn billions of dollars to buy the market.