This depends on the tax situation of the country you live in. If you do the math, you might realise to get $1m in personal income by declaring dividends, you actually need to earn $2m in corporate profit. So to get $3m (capital gains from a sale), you would need to earn $6m in taxable income. Meaning it would take you 4&#x2F;5&#x2F;6&#x2F;7 years.<p>Also, if you then reinvest that $3m in more traditional assets (stocks&#x2F;bonds&#x2F;property&#x2F;alternatives), you can earn 5-10% on that capital ($150-300k per year), WHILE working on something new. Capital is awesome.