Starting a startup is like a hand of poker. That is, there is some chance that you might work on it for six months and decide it is not worth it, some possibility you will drop out at some other point, some possibility that you get acqui-hired, and a very small chance you hit it big.
You shouldn't do it if one of the outcomes is you wind up on the street, but you might very well have it fail, reel a bit, and then get a job for somebody else.
Starting a startup is like a hand of poker. That is, there is some chance that you might work on it for six months and decide it is not worth it, some possibility you will drop out at some other point, some possibility that you get acqui-hired, and a very small chance you hit it big.
You shouldn't do it if one of the outcomes is you wind up on the street, but you might very well have it fail, reel a bit, and then get a job for somebody else.