&gt; There are only three solid reasons to join a startup:<p>However, do start a startup if you already have rich people who you know you can convince to bankroll you.<p>Saw this happen. Someone who read too much HN, decided they wanted to move to the Valley, scared the management they&#x27;d quit unless they bankroll their new startup. They didn&#x27;t have a good idea, they just wanted to run a startup. So they came up with an idea, but it was kind of a forced and awkward exercise, like if you&#x27;d assign someone in high school homework : by tomorrow, come up with a start up idea. Hmm, let&#x27;s see Uber for dogs ...nope, cats as a service nope,... think... oh I got it!.<p>The crazy thing, it kind of worked!<p>So if you find fools with money, go for it, start a startup and get their money.