My fifth year as a bootstrapped founder
Five years in, no salary, and not enough earnings to pay for basic living expenses?  That sheds a pretty poor light on venturing out on one's own.<p>The author seems like a pretty bright person, and the About Me page lists an ivy league education and some prior work experience.  What prospects, then, would someone from a more humble background have?  Or is the point of the "bootstrapped experiment" not to earn a basic living?<p>The media paints entrepreneuship as a high calling and "founders" are seen as stars of the show, but is the reality much bleaker?