Another way to frame this is that it's easier to get rich via your investments than your direct labor. Working at a company that is willing to give you equity is a funny sort of investing: you're investing your time rather than your money.
That the world pays off equity in a company orders of magnitude better than labor for a company is the real thing that will complicate a young person's worldview.
There's an important caveat to that though. If you pick an early startup to make your bet, there is a very real (and more likely than not) chance that it won't pan out despite your best efforts and the team's best efforts. And then, like with stocks and other investments, this comes down to your ability to pick the winners.
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Another way to frame this is that it's easier to get rich via your investments than your direct labor. Working at a company that is willing to give you equity is a funny sort of investing: you're investing your time rather than your money.
That the world pays off equity in a company orders of magnitude better than labor for a company is the real thing that will complicate a young person's worldview.
There's an important caveat to that though. If you pick an early startup to make your bet, there is a very real (and more likely than not) chance that it won't pan out despite your best efforts and the team's best efforts. And then, like with stocks and other investments, this comes down to your ability to pick the winners.