Yes, it is a small niche at the moment, but there is no reason that the world economy can't shift to comprise many more startups and fewer crappy desk jobs. Pa

Yes, it is a small niche at the moment, but there is no reason that the world economy can't shift to comprise many more startups and fewer crappy desk jobs. Paul Graham has argued eloquently for this (e.g. http://paulgraham.com/boss.html http://paulgraham.com/boss.html).