Because I've always wanted to. I love software and the idea of creating innovative things that people want to use. Becoming a professor at a research university

Because I've always wanted to. I love software and the idea of creating innovative things that people want to use. Becoming a professor at a research university was one goal I achieved, and doing a startup is the other. My situation: I'm 38, I saved up enough money to live on for a year with no other income, I quit my job, I have two kids, and my working wife is 110% supportive. As they say in the casinos, I am "all in".