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		conistonwater on Dec 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Airbnbs Wait, why don't you think those were great fallbacks? You described them all as being solidly at least middle class. What would you consider a good fallback option?

solumos on Dec 11, 2020 [–]

Well, because ruining your credit and spending years to pay off a huge pile of debt is pretty "not great".

Being independently wealthy or being able to take a high-paying job (FAANG+) would be a good fallback. Seems more founders these days have those.

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