"there is a certain type of person who only works at their peak capacity when there is no predictable path to follow, the odds of success are low, and they have

"there is a certain type of person who only works at their peak capacity when there is no predictable path to follow, the odds of success are low, and they have to take personal responsibility for failure (the opposite of most jobs at a large company)." I have never really stopped to consider my own motivations for doing a startup but this sums it up. Do a startup because you have to, not because you want to.