>It is a calling. I don’t recommend it for almost anyone but some people are compelled to do it. There is little to recommend that lifestyle. Society won’t reward it one whit unless you are spectacularly successful.
Doesn't help that the message that SV culture is imparting is "Start a business if you want to get rich unless you want to be a lowly employee."
But it's true. Entrepreneurship is the only thing apart from investment that can make you rich. It's just chances are very low. But it's next to impossible to do that as an employee, even for a C-suite, with a few exceptions.
If you do it to get rich though one needs to become a bit of an investor first. And then ask the question: is my growth potential higher than the companies (on the stock market that have a fair/low price) that I believe in?
Doesn't help that the message that SV culture is imparting is "Start a business if you want to get rich unless you want to be a lowly employee."