<i>People have these marginal goals of working 9-5 going to the beach on the weekend, having a couple kids, then retiring at 65&#x2F;70 and traveling or whatever till they die at 85.</i><p>You&#x27;re drawing lines where there are none. Why, exactly, is striving for but not necessarily achieving a billion dollar company a more worthwhile pursuit than raising children and traveling the world?<p><i>If you are in a position that you can start your own company and raise money for it, the worst that can happen is that you have to go find a job.</i><p>No, the worst that can happen is that you waste years of your life, and look back as an old man and only see a series of failed ventures to your name.