You don't even need much startup capital if you're starting up not in an expensive location like SV. The reason so many of us 100kers don't up and leave when we

You don't even need much startup capital if you're starting up not in an expensive location like SV. The reason so many of us 100kers don't up and leave when we realize we're generating millions in value is because we're only generating that value as part of a larger organism telling us what to focus on. Given individual autonomy most of us couldn't produce the same value, maybe not even our salary value. Ability to autonomously produce value seems independent from coding ability, business acumen, and connections and I would argue is far more important in building a lasting business.