I was more asking, what reason is there not to start a company? The OP seems to make the opposite presumption, that if you are any good, you wouldn't want to. P

I was more asking, what reason is there not to start a company? The OP seems to make the opposite presumption, that if you are any good, you wouldn't want to. Personally I don't see how skill and entrepreneurial spirit are inherently linked, but there is still certainly an incentive to be the founding member of a business.