The risk taken by risk takers (entrepreneurs) is disproportionate as partly expressed in the article.<p>Apart from financial risk, there is the risk of employebility once you are off the radar and are asked for references once you try to join the workforce.<p>For immigrants the risk of maintaining the status to stay in the country. This is perhaps a major reason why graduates go back to their home country to start companies.<p>Additionally there is conscious&#x2F;subconscious biases at play when startups filter people based on &quot;fit&quot; which is to say &quot;birds of a feather flock together&quot;. Hence it could be rather daunting for people from a different demographic to gain relevant experience which paves their way to a successful startup. Once the startup grows, they usually become more accepting in this regard.