> But I have spent the last year as the first employee working on building out a start-up, where a big challenge is in establishing a team and learning how to b

> But I have spent the last year as the first employee working on building out a start-up, where a big challenge is in establishing a team and learning how to build a product that people want to buy. Lots of people have these experiences but don’t succeed as founders. I suspect a key difference is you are currently doing it without real risk, and with someone else’s risk appetite. I’d be wary of trying to apply the exact same approach when it’s your company on the line. So in that sense there will be just as many “firsts” either way.