Here&#x27;s what I believe: startups are for &quot;fun&quot; money. For &quot;real&quot; money, you&#x27;ll do far better doing a traditional business where you&#x27;re guaranteed a return on investment.<p>I&#x27;m talking about consulting, franchises, etc. You won&#x27;t hit it out of the ballpark and TechCrunch won&#x27;t feature you, but you sure as hell will have money in the bank.<p>How you use that money is up to you