> The model happens to be aligned with how and why people actually start companies. It's not my model. That someone else created the model and you believe it d

> The model happens to be aligned with how and why people actually start companies. It's not my model. That someone else created the model and you believe it doesn't mean it's true. > You have to come up with a persuasive answer to "Why should I work as hard as I can on this company, rather than go work for Google?" That question is in fact so hard that it (possibly) almost killed YC in the crib, back in '08. No one wants to work for a startup when they can get paid far more and live an easier life. Actually, I don't. Honestly, you seem kind of set in your thinking, and I don't think it's worth the effort to try to figure out how to persuade you out of your misconceptions. There are counterexamples even in this subthread that falsify your model. It's up to you to either be open to them or not.