[thyrsus]

Disclaimer: I've never built a startup.

My perception is that startups require herculean effort with enormous risk. That "bet" may be worthwhile if it will make the world a proportionally better place - which reasonably includes compensation for that effort. Part of the effort of a startup is to estimate the potential market, the value of what you bring, the costs of producing it, and communicating that value to those who would gain from it. Plug those numbers into a spreadsheet (numbers which will express your biases and values) and make a decision. In a different framing: evaluate your business plan.

Folks on HN will not be able to advise you without access to those kinds of details. Some will have experience and insight that may allow you to adjust those numbers; be grateful for the advice they provide.

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Thank you for your valuable feedback.