Startups seem so glamorous. The awkward college dropout who locked himself in a garage for a few years to create technology that would go on to revolutionize the world. That’s a narrative we’re all very familiar with at this point. And thanks to shows like SharkTank and Silicon Valley, as well as movies like The Social Network and Jobs, more and more people are quitting their 9–5, throwing out their suits and briefcases, and buying a one-way ticket to Startuplandia in pursuit of creating the next big thing.
