3 ms·
We did a study on this a few years ago [1], primarily in the UK, US and Australia, which supported the anecdotal experience I've had working with a number of bu
by JacobAldridge 16y ago
We did a study on this a few years ago [1], primarily in the UK, US and Australia, which supported the anecdotal experience I've had working with a number of businesses (and therefore business founders). That is, most people start their business for reasons other than money; financial ambition is usually important, but not the primary factor.
Even those who 'just want to get rich quick' usually want to get rich for some reason - family, holidays, ego etc. That's what drives them.
[1] http://www.shirlawsonline.com/editorials/54-what-motivates-people-to-start-their-own-business http://www.shirlawsonline.com/editorials/54-what-motivates-p...
- endtime 16y agoThe three things I value in doing a startup rather than working for e.g. Microsoft or Google are, in no particular order: 1) Freedom to work on what I want, how I want. Would Google let me use CoffeeScript? I doubt it. 2) Variety - I get to touch all aspects of the business (business decisions, software-related stuff, customers, management) and also get to touch all aspects of the software cycle (spec, design, implementation/testing, deployment/server administration). I'm learning way more general, transferable skills than I would at Microsoft. 3) Potentially, lots of money. As you say, I don't want money for its own sake...I want it so that I can assign relatively higher priority to how interesting my next job is versus how well it pays, and to support my eventual family.
- deleted 16y ago[deleted]
- te_chris 16y agoI just want to build a big ass recording studio but only record good bands - surely a philanthropic venture in today's industry!