Why do people start startups? Two reasons that come to mind are: 1) To build something cool. 2) To work more now in order to have the option to work less later.

Why do people start startups? Two reasons that come to mind are: 1) To build something cool. 2) To work more now in order to have the option to work less later. Patrick already seems to have met these goals, so why would he start a startup just to start a startup? In my case, I'm currently doing almost exactly what I want to be doing for the rest of my life. The problem is my bank-account is not trending in a sustainable way. So, for my part my efforts are directed towards being able to do what I'm doing now, indefinitely.