- He gets to work on what he probably considers to be much more "interesting than average" projects. - He's building a reputation of innovator in the company,

- He gets to work on what he probably considers to be much more "interesting than average" projects. - He's building a reputation of innovator in the company, which is certainly not bad for the next promotion or raise. - He's sure well paid and doesn't need to risk his own wealth. - He's out of the paper stuff and can concentrate on the technical side. Of course, that way he misses the "get insanely rich" possibility of startups. The "famous" part no so much, you can get that in a big corp as well...