&gt; Overly cynical. The two times I worked for a startup more than 3 months<p>So how many have you actually worked for? &quot;2 for 2 [out of the experiences I cherry-picked to rationalize my bias]&quot; really doesn&#x27;t support your claim that the author is overly cynical.<p>&gt; The problem is not equity, the problem is picking the right startup.<p>If only we could predict the outcome of the lottery, we wouldn&#x27;t even need startups.