Most companies are sweat and hard work without a doubt. That said there are occasional stories, Groupme comes to mind, where you build a product, work hard on i

Most companies are sweat and hard work without a doubt. That said there are occasional stories, Groupme comes to mind, where you build a product, work hard on it for a year or so and get bought out by a bigger company with no serious plans for your product. Then you just ride out the golden handcuff period and collect your cash. By no means should anyone expect starting a company to be that sort of experience but it happens and some people believe they can be that company.