1. He probably meant complete freedom of what to do. You know as well as every other founder out there that 95% of what you do in business or consumer facing so

1. He probably meant complete freedom of what to do. You know as well as every other founder out there that 95% of what you do in business or consumer facing software ain't sexy. 2. Some people choose to sacrifice everything. Most startups I have dealt with do this, and many dislike their decisions, but feel it's the only way forward. 3. That's like saying every person could beat usain bolt, they just give up too easily. Not everyone has an unlimited supply of patience or funding to try unlimited ideas, just like athlete's don't have an infinite amount of time. If it were so easy there would be a lot more self made billionaires. 4. Smart people can easily get jobs doing exactly what they want. I'd rather do what I used to (data mining, visualisation, stats) than writing tests, user interface bug fixes, build automation, etc any day. 6. You can't just claim he is wrong and then cite personal preference. A large proportion of people aren't suited to this lifestyle. I happen to love it, but many hate it.