[joeblau]

I moved to SF back in 2011 and I got burned by a few startups. I remember reading HN back then and someone said the average time to become a millionaire if you were chasing startup exits was 5 years. I probably in the best position now to have a successful exit, but I'm beyond the 5 year mark.

I think evaluating the viability of startups is a skill that I've gotten better at as time goes on. I've been at 5-6 failed startups (small old companies) with zero upside on exits. That being said, the time I was the happiest was when I was working for myself for about 18 months on things I was passionate about.