What Do People Misunderstand About Entrepreneurship?

People think it's like the movies, all glamour. The reality is for most 21-22 year old fresh grads, you’ll probably make more money at a regular standard job in the first few years, then they would as an entrepreneur. 

If you need money now, maybe this isn't the path since it's high risk. On the flip side, if you look at long term career earnings, you could make a lot more as an entrepreneur.

It also might not just be about money. Maybe it’s control and agency. For me, I didn’t like sitting at a desk waiting for someone to tell me what to do.

Lastly, being an entrepreneur is a point of privilege. At UMiami, I had a lot of students who were pushing 2K / month student debt payments immediately after graduation. That's a lot to be saddled with, and it impacts what jobs you can take.

You might love opera, but there's no opera job that's going to pay you enough to cover that 2K / month nut.