Well, yes. Is it 100x their thousandth? I don't know. Maybe!
But on the gripping hand, if you want a million dollars, don't start a start-up. If you want something with the expected value of $100,000, DEFINITELY don't start a start-up. If your goal in life is to get $1,000,000 and then you're going to be awfully happy, then for god's sake, go work at Google or Facebook or plenty of other biggish companies with good compensation. You won't get $1,000,000 all in one lump, but you'll get it, and on average, you'll get it sooner than a founder will.
Risk-adverse people should not be starting companies -- it's risky. And people who have made a solid decision to take a risky path should not bitch if their investors would also like the riskier, more profitable path.
But on the gripping hand, if you want a million dollars, don't start a start-up. If you want something with the expected value of $100,000, DEFINITELY don't start a start-up. If your goal in life is to get $1,000,000 and then you're going to be awfully happy, then for god's sake, go work at Google or Facebook or plenty of other biggish companies with good compensation. You won't get $1,000,000 all in one lump, but you'll get it, and on average, you'll get it sooner than a founder will.
Risk-adverse people should not be starting companies -- it's risky. And people who have made a solid decision to take a risky path should not bitch if their investors would also like the riskier, more profitable path.