[oinksoft]

I always forget the name of that startup where Torvalds wrote Linux ... he couldn't have made a dent without a startup, could he?

[olalonde]

But the same reasoning applies. What was Torvald's "expected value" at the time he wrote Linux? Probably -XXXXX$ if we factor in opportunity cost.

[dmor]

you don't have to have a startup to make a dent, but if you make your goal "work 30 hours a week with a nice salary" to doubt you will achieve anything close to creating Linux