On: How I Turned Down $300,000 from Microsoft to go Full-Time on GitHub

[akd]

Adventure requires exploring the unknown. Thus, you never know whether you will be taking the "safer" path, but that's the fun.

[andreyf → akd]

Meh, you're stretching the metaphor. Adventuring "into the unknown" doesn't have to be financially risky - you could explore it at a university or big R&D lab, without much risk of market failure.

[ryanwaggoner → andreyf]

Not if you're an entrepreneur.