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The title alone is enough to tell that this article will be trash (and it is). Founders are regular people, and regular people are founders.

Some founders are irregular people and some irregular people are founders.

Being a founder is not somehow a class above, any more than being a politician, a soldier, a cop, or whatever else. We may afford such people greater status, but they are just regular people with a particular career.




No, successful founders are by definition not 'regular', since the vast majority of startups don't become unicorns, or even plateau at a comfortable lifestyle business.

Founders that don't see noteworthy success are more likely to be 'regular' people, but even then that's likely a minority. As the majority probably have way above average risk tolerance.




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