A founder making $400K a year from a startup they own 100% might be richer than a founder running a $50M VC backed company. Startup valuations can mess with your head. One founder owns 100% of a business making $400K in profit each year. The other owns 10% of a company valued at $50M on paper. One has cash growing their bank account. The other has equity that might eventually be worth millions... or might be worth zero. And the bootstrapped founder can keep collecting profits, invest the…