I surveyed a related question once: "Do you have to make money to be an entrepreneur?" Responses were quite bipolar, though startup people tended to say "no".

I surveyed a related question once: "Do you have to make money to be an entrepreneur?" Responses were quite bipolar, though startup people tended to say "no". My own background was in running a small business before working in startups and so it was something I always think about.