Why Work 80 Hours a Week For Somebody Else? Why Is Entrepreneurship Not A More Considered Option Out Of College?

Hello WSO! It is great to connect with you all!

As an entrepreneur, thought leader, technology disrupter, marketing guru, crypto investor, blockchain expert and brand ambassador of my own business - I have not only learned so much about myself, but I have shared valuable connections that I will leverage to pay me dividends in my future. I have learned to implement catalyst style turnkey management development solutions to tap into untapped potential in businesses. I am obsessed with, and gifted at, surfacing profound interpretations and new perspectives that differentiate value and are built-to-last.

How? Because I immerse in a whole-systems approach from assessment phase onward, whereby I embrace the big picture as I comb the details. My unique disciplines and intuitive navigation methods for aggregating and assimilating seemingly disparate data/intelligence is my secret sauce (doused w/ adventure & fun)!

Why? Because my sustainable strategies and implementation plans are grounded in the collective intelligence & wisdom sprouted collaboratively with clients. Clients find my processes and relationships to be purpose-driven, a daily benefit of our passionate pursuit and realization of mutual success and well-being.

My Question For The IB Cucks:

Why work 90 hour weeks, making essentially minimum wage when the opportunity to run your own business and develop yourself as a human in the process is on the table?

45 Comments
 
"93and63" "Thought Leader"? Ok buddy

You're right dude, the thousands of Knock-Off Jordan Belfort's reading Dealbreaker religiously trying to copy Arbitrage Andy memes are totally the innovative thinkers in life. Bet I got a trust fund the size of your bosses bosses bonus - with an extra zero at the end.

 

So you put $10k of bar mitzvah money into some coins and now you are an entrepreneur.

I know some guys who have down well on the entrepreneur path. I would say though I have a lot of concerns with their business models. Some have been in the news. The $100 million tech start up today feels like the garage hedge fund of ten years ago.

I do think entrepreneurs mostly benefits from doing a job or too first. I think it helps to get to a more sustainable business model.

 
"traderlife" So you put $10k of bar mitzvah money into some coins and now you are an entrepreneur.

I know some guys who have down well on the entrepreneur path. I would say though I have a lot of concerns with their business models. Some have been in the news. The $100 million tech start up today feels like the garage hedge fund of ten years ago.

I do think entrepreneurs mostly benefits from doing a job or too first. I think it helps to get to a more sustainable business model.

Nope, I've been disrupting the value-add, full-sepctrum business solution integration space for two years now and adding lucrative resources to each entity and enterprise that I collaborate with. My growth-oriented mindset has allowed me to implement rich, industrious solutions with all my client engagements.

You on the other hand, click the same two buttons on a keyboard every day for a relatively low wage. I am like Tesla, you are like Chevy. I am Fiji water, you are Deer Park. I am Donald Trump, you are Little Marco.

 
"Thought Leader Entrepreneur"
"traderlife" So you put $10k of bar mitzvah money into some coins and now you are an entrepreneur.

I know some guys who have down well on the entrepreneur path. I would say though I have a lot of concerns with their business models. Some have been in the news. The $100 million tech start up today feels like the garage hedge fund of ten years ago.

I do think entrepreneurs mostly benefits from doing a job or too first. I think it helps to get to a more sustainable business model.

Nope, I've been disrupting the value-add, full-sepctrum business solution integration space for two years now and adding lucrative resources to each entity and enterprise that I collaborate with. My growth-oriented mindset has allowed me to implement rich, industrious solutions with all my client engagements.

Sounds like a cover letter.

 

Teach me sensei. Where can I go to sign up for your entrepreneur program & where do I enter my social security number?

Life is too short to be on WSO. But here I am.
 

Connect with me on LinkedIn! I would be happy to engage in a meaningful and high-impact relationship with you whereby we mutually benefit from the free-exchange of synergistic and granular ideas about the full-spectrum picture. I find that LinkedIn is a great way for reaching quality people who are looking for alternative methods of imcome outside their current professions. This is not an attempt to recruit but to educate people on what's available and allowing them to make their own decisions.

 

my dear entrepreneurial friends back in college are still reading poor dad rich dad and warren buffet biographies while simultaneously working as real estate brokers and pushing vemmo soda pop on their relatives

What concert costs 45 cents? 50 Cent feat. Nickelback.
 
"Jamie_Diamond" my dear entrepreneurial friends back in college are still reading poor dad rich dad and warren buffet biographies while simultaneously working as real estate brokers and pushing vemmo soda pop on their relatives

Yeah right, I am currently disrupting several disparate industries, of which I find synergistic information ascertaining opportunities to leverage existing technology in a socially-innovative way. My mission is neither lucrative cash-flow inducing activities, nor innovating social change - both are merely a product of a proper, entrepreneureal can-do attitude.

 

Hi, I am going to honestly answer your specific question, I have obviously read all the previous responses. First thing that I would like to point out is that you are assuming that fresh graduates work 90 hours a week and make minimum wage. I would like to bring to your notice that there are fresh grads that land decent jobs and working decent hours and are happy with it, Everything has a probability, Getting a college degree and a decent job is a more probable outcome for a young adult rather than starting up a business which has a 90% chance of failure. Having a student loan and a degree is a better place to be in than having fixed monthly expenses with no degree and ever increasing debt and business obligations or worst being bankrupt and only have your tax returns show carry forward business loses to show for your money and efforts. Also note that I am an entrepreneur myself so no biases. I hope that this accurately answered your questions, Feel free to reply for more reality checks.

 
"HFT" Hi, I am going to honestly answer your specific question, I have obviously read all the previous responses. First thing that I would like to point out is that you are assuming that fresh graduates work 90 hours a week and make minimum wage. I would like to bring to your notice that there are fresh grads that land decent jobs and working decent hours and are happy with it, Everything has a probability, Getting a college degree and a decent job is a more probable outcome for a young adult rather than starting up a business which has a 90% chance of failure. Having a student loan and a degree is a better place to be in than having fixed monthly expenses with no degree and ever increasing debt and business obligations or worst being bankrupt and only have your tax returns show carry forward business loses to show for your money and efforts. Also note that I am an entrepreneur myself so no biases. I hope that this accurately answered your questions, Feel free to reply for more reality checks.

You seem to suffer from a fixed-mindset. In order to unlock your own human capital and enrich the resources you can provide to your company, you must master the flexibility and the synergy of a growth mindset in which you absorb bleeding-edge information through each high-impact client engagement you face and synergize it to glean disruptive knowledge about a particular sector.

If you want to talk to me a little more about what you could be doing to grow and build, I would be happy to connect on LinkedIn. Until then - best of luck being an aspiring entrepreneur and I hope you can grow!

 

As an entrepreneur disrupting several disparate yet highly syngergistic industries - I believe that the richest source of capital is your network and experience. The ability to synthesize cash flows from high-impact client relationships with fellow influencers and tastemakers via social media and strategic marketing is worth more than a number value can be assigned to if utilized correctly.

 

Animi est suscipit eos voluptatem labore perspiciatis. Velit veniam minus qui aut nam hic reiciendis.

Error voluptas quis fugit dolore fugit qui. Officiis in quo voluptas nisi adipisci ex ut. Quam explicabo nostrum labore asperiores necessitatibus ea ea.

Temporibus qui consequatur nihil exercitationem rerum voluptatem. Tenetur totam commodi suscipit doloribus eum. Qui maiores aspernatur quia cumque aliquid repudiandae sed. Recusandae atque et enim illum. Ullam sit ut inventore quibusdam. Ut odit quaerat rerum sit vel itaque amet.

Praesentium iusto eius adipisci magni autem iure quo. Deleniti omnis quae amet. Omnis occaecati veritatis tempora velit necessitatibus harum. Laboriosam voluptas provident explicabo doloribus doloremque. Ex eius quidem non officiis.

 

Sint dolorum exercitationem voluptatum corrupti ipsum ipsa occaecati. Dolorem asperiores ut quas laboriosam necessitatibus ut. Consequatur delectus placeat animi voluptas perspiciatis id. Qui possimus quas at. Nihil et sint totam rem et ea eum. Accusamus laborum cupiditate nesciunt est.

Mollitia nostrum illo qui enim sunt aliquam. Facilis pariatur ipsam odit quidem cumque consequatur quia. Natus voluptatum perspiciatis quae nisi a beatae.

 

Perspiciatis labore sint aut numquam itaque nesciunt. Voluptas culpa cupiditate deleniti alias modi tenetur dolores. Quia doloremque fugiat inventore suscipit sapiente. Amet voluptatem quo perferendis adipisci eos.

Modi ut ipsam ea dignissimos officia placeat sit adipisci. Laboriosam enim ex debitis ea et.

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”