I didn't mean to imply that I'm 5-7 months from a funding event. I have 5-7 months left of savings. I keep hearing that funding prospects look good, but I don't know for sure because I'm not directly involved in the fundraising, which is good, because I'd probably have an aneurysm if I had to deal with that. I'd rather work on Wall Street than be trying to raise money.
The mediocre, median case of the useless Web 2.0 startup founder is that he fails or exits badly and re-enters the "real economy". The median case of the financier is that he makes millions and stays in the industry for decades. Well, it was that way until 2008 happened. Now this is less clear.