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For me the better question is: Why is anyone with enough money to invest in startups not just investing that money in a safe index fund or real estate instead?

• troupo 2y ago
  Gambling is an addiction :) Also, if you manage to get rich, you can afford more risks... in the hopes of getting even richer
  • Traubenfuchs 2y ago
    > Also, if you manage to get rich, you can afford more risks... in the hopes of getting even richer I lacked the empathy to consider it from that perspective. I guess "Even if I got rich, I would play it safe." is just my poor people scarcity mindset instead of an abundance mindset.
    • troupo 2y ago
      > I lacked the empathy to consider it from that perspective. It wasn't my original idea either :)