There&#x27;s a poor risk&#x2F;reward ratio there.<p>It takes way too long for the average startup to be successful, and the overwhelming majority of them aren&#x27;t successful enough to provide the economic freedom you are referring to.<p>If you can love the chase of a startup, and love the thrill and long hours, great!<p>If you are doing it so you can have &quot;more free time later&quot; there are many many better strategies.