[cramey]

How many people do you think can afford to fail 10 times?

[TheAdamAndChe]

For a multi-million dollar potential unicorn? Almost nobody even gets one chance. But for a small business started on the side and slowly grown? Anyone middle-class can in the US IMO. You don't need investors or massive loans to start a small business in your free time, just customers that can be earned through word-of-mouth when starting out. Capital grows exponentially, so even small profits can compound into something significant if reinvested.

[jfk13]

You do need enough free time to start said small business, though, as well as enough capital (even if not "massive loans"). For many people those requirements are pretty tough.

[netman21]

I failed over twice that many times. Don't actually recommend it. Better to found Google in college and succeed the first time.

[to1y]

Guess I'll choose that then