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yeah a lot people can't do that. Specifically anyone caring for someone, so like 50% of adult population. A huge proportion of adults are caring for a parent or
by eggsnbacon1 6y ago
yeah a lot people can't do that. Specifically anyone caring for someone, so like 50% of adult population. A huge proportion of adults are caring for a parent or child.
Its also impossible if you have any health problems, or need to save for retirement or have student loan debt.
Its really only possible if you're young and healthy, so this would filter out probably 80% of adult population
- aty268 6y agoWhy not? Lot's of people live off and raise families off of food stamps + medicaid. That's how I was raised. No reason you couldn't also throw building a company in the mix.
- codegeek 6y agoYou could but it gets much harder that way and the likelihood of you failing goes up significantly. It is more risk averse to the VCs to cut a decent size check which ensures founders are not struggling for basic needs and can actually focus on the startup.
- thebean11 6y agoGee why not throw two companies in and another child for good measure? The point isn't that it's impossible, but it seems like you're advocating strife for strife's sake.
- willcipriano 6y agoIf I am going to struggle and have my family live off food stamps, you can be sure some VC isn't getting a dime if it all works out in the end.