What Ben didn't point out (which I mentioned in my comment on his blog) is the risk of not starting a company. The risk that you'll live your whole life never t

What Ben didn't point out (which I mentioned in my comment on his blog) is the risk of not starting a company. The risk that you'll live your whole life never taking the incredible opportunity you have to make a difference. Small teams of smart people have more opportunity today than ever before in human history to change the world. The technology, the networks, and the capital are there for people who want to use them. The risk is in waiting for even better conditions than we have right now. Is there going to be even more of a chance to have an impact five years from now? Will five years of doing what someone else tells you to do make you more ready to take that chance? It's foolish to throw away a good hand of cards and gamble that a better one is waiting for you in the deck. You could get hit by a truck in the next five years. You could have a personal financial catastrophe that would make it impossible for you to forego a salary long enough to make a startup work. Worse, you could get too comfortable taking orders and forget what it means to take a chance. If you think you can change the world, there's no time to waste in getting started.