[ermintrude]

I picked up "The Founder's Dilemmas" and the first chapter tries to talk you out of starting a business by telling you that your business will probably fail, and you'd probably end up wealthier working for other people.

It's good to remember, after the hype surrounding large exits, that the chances of creating a similarly valuable company are incredibly small. So yeah, if you're in it for the money it's probably not worth it.