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Why do you want to pursue a startup?
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Re: Why do you want to pursue a startup?
#22Because I want to get it right this time. In my previous startup I never felt more alive, creatively engaged and felt like I was doing the best work of my career. Life is short and no job holds the attraction to me that a startup does.
Re: Why do you want to pursue a startup?
#23we each have one life to live, this makes the most of my life and takes the most out of it.
Re: Why do you want to pursue a startup?
#24come on everyone, stop denying it! you just want to conquer the world ;)
WOO HOO!! I'll join you. :)
In all seriousness, its about building something that I can say "Yeah, that was me." not hide my face anytime someone mentions the product. It is nice to have the freedom to build effective, beautiful products, and the money is a nice kicker too, but it really comes down to not regretting my life. 20, 30, or 40 years spent building things for other people, things that aren't the best, or things that aren't pride inspiring, its not for me thank you.
Re: Why do you want to pursue a startup?
#25Basically following reasons -
I read somewhere that paul said he wanted to do via-web to solve the money problem once and for all. I think that is a real good motivation.
Second, probability of trying 15 different things in next 5 years and having one homerun is not as low as one would be tempted to think.. That still saves you 20 years of doing job and you are firing on all cylinders when you really are doing what you like the most, so the odds definitely are with you...
Third there is a certain degree of ego satisfaction when 1000s of people are using what you created (again one starts with a hope right?)