Two weeks ago, my daughter asked me if she could give up on college for a while and come work with me on my startup instead. She's 20 now. I couldn't be more pl

Two weeks ago, my daughter asked me if she could give up on college for a while and come work with me on my startup instead. She's 20 now. I couldn't be more pleased or proud. For years, I worked in "safe" enterprise jobs, rather than the risk of startups, for the financial security of my children. They're adults now, and I'm starting over in many ways. I'm twice the age of the "startup founder" trope. It feels very natural to me now. As for my daughter... she has the entrepreneurial spirit. She wants to be challenged, to learn and grow in ways she won't get to do in college. Working for me, she'll get to do things she wouldn't get to do in a slower, safer business. And she has a strong self-interest, too - if it succeeds, I'll become very wealthy, almost as a side effect. As my heir, she eventually benefits from that as well. So from the point of view of both her learning and her long-term financial security, helping me is the best thing she can do for herself. Smart kid.