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I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean by The problem is that I can not really afford to work as an employee. So I am practically forced to do a startu

I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean by The problem is that I can not really afford to work as an employee. So I am practically forced to do a startup, to have the chance to get rich. Why can't you afford to be an employee? And what's stopping you from getting hired as a consultant with a given company with a clause in your contract tying compensation to success, for example, paying you in stock or options?

Tichy 17y ago
Afford to be an employee: because the pay is not good enough to still save enough money for pension and health care, and other needs. Consulting: true, but my question is more like how common is such a thing? It seems to me that it is unusual to go about it that way. Perhaps establishing some conventions for it would be beneficial. Sorry if it is a bit unclear :-(