The reality is that most people, whether they say it or not, start a company because they want to start a company. They want that kind of status, and envision

The reality is that most people, whether they say it or not, start a company because they want to start a company. They want that kind of status, and envision a chance at making a lot of money. They rationalize it afterwards because that doesn't make a good story and why not? But these explanations only aggrandize the startup creator and offers the wrong way to think about how to start one's own company.