[rbojanowski]

Interesting article but it really only addreses part of the risk function. The part that's missing is what, as an entrepreneur, are you putting on the line.

As a long time entrepreneur, I can tell you I was putting a lot less on the line 15 years ago when I was right out of college. And I suspect it will be different 15 years from now.

Are you putting your mortgage at risk? How many dependents do you have? What's your tolerance for risk?

If I hadn't enjoyed being an entrepreneur so much, perhaps I would be married with kids living in a house with a white picket fence in the burbs. But then again, perhaps my wife would be sleeping with a retired hockey player and my kids would be jerks. Who knows?

My advice is to do it if you love it. If you're not enjoying the ride, get off.