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benkuhn comments on Salary or startup? How do-gooders can gain more from risky careers - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: benkuhn 06 February 2014 01:19:24AM 3 points [-]

That seems silly to me; it neglects value of information from trying a startup.

You're not deciding between "do a startup for the rest of ever" versus "be an employee for the rest of ever". You could for instance do a startup for two years and then quit if you don't get VC funding.