There is a massive gulf between "winning the lottery ticket" and failing. There are many many many startups (or whatever term you want to give them) that creat

There is a massive gulf between "winning the lottery ticket" and failing. There are many many many startups (or whatever term you want to give them) that create a good living for the founder, and perhaps a few employees as well. Not all startups have to (read: the vat majority don't) get VP funding et-al in order to be enjoyable and provide an viable level of income.