Starting a VC backed startup is hard.

Starting a trade business is orders of magnitude easier, especially right now with a shortage.

I helped a friend lease a floor sander and they make almost what I do in tech after a couple years (I took a pay cut for reduced work load; not making FAANG cash) Bought their own floor sander.

The VC-tech bubble really screwed up the economics for the majority. Will be great if higher rates mean bunch of people working for funds and yet another clone of bear are scooping ice cream in a few years