Right, and this is precisely what entrepreneurship means in the general case. Doing a 'startup' is a different thing entirely, and has a far more bimodal outco

Right, and this is precisely what entrepreneurship means in the general case. Doing a 'startup' is a different thing entirely, and has a far more bimodal outcome curve than what you or I describe. I think language is helpful, especially because younger HN readers may not know to distinguish the two, and think that advice or statistics about entrepreneurs applies to them when they are aiming at a fast-growth startup.