The harsh reality about startup employees risking everything for equity dreams

And so I think that we shouldn't glorify it, but we should acknowledge that that that's the bar. That's what you need to do. And if you don't do it, then somebody that wants to win more will do it. Right? And they will win. And so that that's just, like, the reality of startups.

And, you know, for for the founders, I completely agree. Right? I mean, you have decided to embark this insane founder journey and have a big mission that we're we're building and fighting for. But I often wonder about, you know, some of the employees at these early companies. They're being paid under market. They're working crazy hours, and they have, you know, a piece of equity that may or may not come to fruition. Right? They they may never see that. And so, you know, the the draw of that excitement, I think, catches many people, but it is also a a risk to be even working in that situation.