You seem to have rose-colored view of startup and what it takes to succeed with a startup.<p>Your odds of succeeding at a startup may not be better. With powerball, you are risking $2 for 292 million to 1 odd. With startup, you are risking several thousand multiples of $2 in opportunity costs for potential return that might be at best 10x.<p>As a founder you don&#x27;t get a paycheck unless you raise decent amount of OPM. There are 100s of founders who fail to raise any funding for every one who raises some. You just don&#x27;t hear about such founders. Same applies to your point 3. You should talk to people who have raised OPM and the handcuffs they operate with.