> I equate startup advice to those "Teach you how to become a millionaire" books you find at grocery stores. Without these books, finance wouldn’t have enough

> I equate startup advice to those "Teach you how to become a millionaire" books you find at grocery stores. Without these books, finance wouldn’t have enough money to play with. Schmucks are a key ingredient of the ecosystem. Same for startups. You need a substrate of failed founders and employees to create the raw materials that feed the successful juggernauts.