Millennials founding tech startups: calculated risk with enduring reward

Abandoning a six-figure Silicon Valley job to start from scratch could be a pipe dream. Or it could be a rare opportunity in a ‘place where they reward failure’“This might be one of the worst decisions I’ve ever made in my life,” said Thomas So. On the other hand, it could be a risk that pays off big time, the 24-year-old calculates. Last month, So walked away from a programming job at a Silicon Valley startup paying him a six-figure salary, leaving behind stock options worth (he calcu