[corkill]

I was thinking about this the other day. 99% of people don't even realize you can start a software company. 99% of the people that do know you can don't even try. 99% of the people that do try give up to early, change their mind, don't get committed etc.

Just being in that final 1% is no guarantee of success, but it sure as hell is ahead of the other guys.

[davidw]

Unless of course you're not suited for it, and you lose out due to the opportunity costs of all the money you could have been making as a salaried employee elsewhere in the time you were barely getting by with a startup.

[nmridul]

Only if you measure success as the amount you make.