note this post is from 2009 [edit -- now reflected in the title]-- I think the top comment makes a pretty solid argument You're an entrepreneur, which means t

note this post is from 2009 [edit -- now reflected in the title]-- I think the top comment makes a pretty solid argument You're an entrepreneur, which means that your risk profile is high. Mine too! That's why we're leading companies, not joining them. I look at our current economy and see instability everywhere, which has made me even MORE risk tolerant. Being in an entrepreneurial company that's trying to do something new and/or differently seems safer than almost anything else, but few people seem to share that perspective. Most people just aren't cut out for the inherent instability of an early-stage start-up, and the lousy economy has many people clinging that much more tightly to what they know.