I find doing algo trading has longer sustaining benefit with algorithmic or automated  trading as explained below. Startups are temporary for a long shot of profitability.

is founding a startup a massive wast of time considering the vast majority of startups never turn a profit?

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is studying a massive wast of time considering the vast majority of academics don’t earn more like a waitress in a nightclub? 

…. is founding a startup a massive wast of time considering the vast majority of startups never turn a profit?

is studying a massive wast of time considering the vast majority of academics don’t earn more like a waitress in a nightclub?

as a daytrader, I was slightly profitable. I improved as I switched to swing trading, but I learned everything about stock exchanges, money management and markets on the micro timeframe which helps me now building my own algorithm (learning python and R right now).

https://www.quora.com/Is-day-trading-a-massive-waste-of-time-considering-the-vast-majority-of-day-traders-never-turn-a-profit

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So yes, trading is not a massive waste of time considering my monthly income is 95 percent generated from it. Also, you haven’t heard of me because I’ve started trading for last 2 years. And I’m improving my skills everyday.

I’m generating 40 percent monthly profits on capital invested.

As my Facebook commentor expains, it is the automation that matters via a programming language like Python. If interested, you can always learn the way I do it buy learning from my Infrastructure Build Blocks for Python.

NOTE I now post my TRADING ALERTS into my personal FACEBOOK ACCOUNT and TWITTER. Don't worry as I don't post stupid cat videos or what I eat!