Even if you are a mercenary type, and you're motivated entirely by money, how can you do better than starting a startup? Getting a job making $200K/year is hard

Even if you are a mercenary type, and you're motivated entirely by money, how can you do better than starting a startup? Getting a job making $200K/year is hard; most entry-level investment bankers are smart and work ninety hours a week, and they still fell short of $200K even before the crash. And $200K/year is still much less than you'd expect to get out of a successful startup.