"Aim for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." This is an area where I think this quote applies. Don't reach Google status and build the n

"Aim for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." This is an area where I think this quote applies. Don't reach Google status and build the next $1T company? Okay, maybe you'll make a unicorn. Don't make a unicorn? Maybe you'll start a $100M company. Or a $10M company. Or a $1M company. Or hell, a $100k company is a hell of an achievement. And if you fail to do that? Well congratulations, you're eminently employable. Because on your way to "failure," you likely taught yourself a lot about code/tech, work either, managing people, raising money, marketing, and business, to say nothing of the professional contacts you made along the way. I haven't met founders who feel that by starting and failing companies they have "screwed their chance" at something, at least not in a professional capacity. One caveat (and it's a big one) is people going all in* on startups in their 20s, neglecting their health and relationships.