[renewiltord]

I am not. But almost every startup runs the precipice before it makes it. Very few are up and to the right. So there are always tough moments. And among those who are having the tough moments now that I know, a supportive partner is a huge benefit in that moment.

[slap_shot]

Using founders of $1B+ companies is absolutely using outliers and is evaluating survivorship bias.

As it relates to this article, a $1B+ company generally has product market fit and the founder has taken $10M+ off the table, which is more than they would have made in a regular job over a ~10 year period. The authors concerns don't apply in that situation.

[renewiltord]

I'm not using "founders of $1B+ companies" as my set. I'm using "founders who are my friends" as the set and it happens to include a couple of $1b+ companies but the majority are not (yet!).