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Do you think most founders didn't have decent career prospects before starting a company? Are you suggesting that people start companies because they think being a founder is likely to be a high paying job? What founders are trading up in salary when they're starting their company?

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in his first sentence : s/need/dont want to

There seems to be anecdotal evidence. I've read about and talked to founders who have said things like "They just could't get hired" or "couldn't handle working for someone else" and "had no other option but to start their own business".

that said - very likely a survivor bias in those samples..

I have no doubt that those founders exist, the question is whether or not they're more common than founders with other options.

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