Comment by rehtona

I have realised that what I want want is not necessarily a startup, but freedom and doing something that I feel matters. A startup would be one very risky way to accomplish that, and I might still if there is the right opportunity. But I have a backup plan: save for early retirement at around 40, bootstrapping side-projects in the mean time. If something takes off then great, if it doesn't then I'm still retiring at 40 with plenty of time to pursue meaningful projects. Win-win, with a much higher probability of positive outcome.