content: Obviously I can only write to my experience with the kind of startup I was running. I'm not saying all startups will face the same situations I did. I'm mostly referring to the flaws inherent within our legal, tax, and finance systems that make running a startup and turning it into anything above and beyond a lifestyle business essentially impossible without the help of someone wealthier. Also, most startups do fail. The fact I was able to walk away from mine made me a "success" but I'm still unsure what that really means.