Codie Sanchez argues most founders earn less than $46K and startups take 3-5 years to profit. Working for an established company offers six-figure salaries and lets you fail on someone else's dime. The average unicorn founder is over 40, not a 25-year-old in a hoodie.
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I think it's actually really underrated to go work in companies today, and it is overrated to go be an entrepreneur yourself. You can literally have both these days. Most entrepreneurs make less than $46,000 a year. Most startups don't make money for the first 3 to 5 years. Now you can get paid multiple six figures a year as an employee and use the earnings to power whatever your next business is going to be. Like, you can make $500,000 worth of mistakes and somebody else pays for it in the beginning of your career, or you do. The average unicorn founder is 40+. You know, it's a fallacy that Mark Zuckerbergs are who build these companies. Oftentimes it's somebody with a little bit of experience. So you're never too late. And in fact, you have a little bit of a bias to win if you are a little bit later when you start.