Englander: Only start a company if willing to risk 15 years on failure
Arne Englander · The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall Street · Y Combinator · Jul 31, 2025 · at 34:58
Arne Englander, co-founder of Model ML, gives career advice on whether young builders in AI should start a startup immediately or join an existing company first.
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“Look, you might be building a business for the next five, 10, 15 years. They might not go any, go anywhere. And you've got to be okay with, you know, that reality. And ultimately you've got to be very passionate about what you're building. You've got to have that perseverance that Chaz spoke about earlier. And if that sounds good to you, then build a startup. And if that doesn't sound good to you, then, you know, I probably recommend probably getting a, you know, a job somewhere else. And then develop over time.”
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