I've written a lot about how one needs to be realistic in the entrepreneurial life. Here's just a few examples: http://chrisyeh.blogspot.com/2012/05/entrepren

I've written a lot about how one needs to be realistic in the entrepreneurial life. Here's just a few examples: http://chrisyeh.blogspot.com/2012/05/entrepreneurial-success-story.html http://chrisyeh.blogspot.com/2012/05/entrepreneurial-success... http://chrisyeh.blogspot.com/2010/07/entrepreneurship-is-about-happiness-not.html http://chrisyeh.blogspot.com/2010/07/entrepreneurship-is-abo... If you define success as building a billion-dollar company, you'll almost certainly be disappointed. Billion-dollar startups usually come once every few years. But I also want people to be aware that their time is shorter than they think.