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by philwelch 3981 days ago
Starting a company is like building an airplane and trying to fly it straight off a cliff. You might crash, it might be a foolish use of your time, and you might die, but you have a lot of control over whether or not that happens.

Investing in a startup, with the bulk of your savings, is like being a passenger on that airplane.