Does it have a higher expected value? If you land the job, you have a guaranteed, pre-specified income. Probably a high one, depending on the company. The mas

Does it have a higher expected value? If you land the job, you have a guaranteed, pre-specified income. Probably a high one, depending on the company. The massive risk of failure with launching a product should dramatically lower the expected value. Especially since most products, even if successful, won't pay as well as the corporate job.