[foldr]

>There's much better ways of making money than joining a startup...these people are probably stupid or naive.

I see this to an extent, but it's not stupid to refuse to work for a low salary. There seems to be an idea floating around that magic startup pixie dust somehow makes it possible to hire good people for little money. I'm not so sure.

[ryandrake]

Just to be sure, I just checked with my bank. They actually do NOT take "magic startup pixie dust" in lieu of mortgage payments. Same with the grocery store. So yea, that's kind of out. Bummer!