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The risks of the sea pirates were very high. The chances of drowning, hanging or pierced by a sword, were much higher than those of becoming rich. There is no doubt that living with 100 other pirates in a small boat should not be very comfortable, even for the captain.
The same goes for modern pirates, entrepreneurs. The possibilities of establishing an enterprise and create success and fortune are minimal compared to possibilities of failure and having to start again.
So if you don’t like risk, get a good job, work hard, and pretty likely you will live comfortably, perhaps even making good money.
But if you want to have stories to tell your grandchildren, if you enjoy the satisfaction of achieving difficult goals, if you are someone who prefers to be on the court than to be an spectator, you are an entrepreneur.
Source: TechCrunch
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