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> Trying isn't always zero-risk

Trying is never zero-risk but not trying is always 100% risk of failure.

The bigger the risk the bigger the reward usually, that's how capitalism works.

Work a 9-to-5 at a safe company, make a nice salary, have little risk

Work a 9-to-7 at a startup, make less money but have equity, have more risk of the company going under but have a bigger shot at reward

Start your own company, have no salary but 100% equity, risk being homeless, reward being a billionaire

Every choice you make is a risk-reward calculation and you have to decide what's important to you and whether it's worth risking for a bigger reward.




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