> The reason an engineer accepts 1% is because ...
In the case of most people I've spoken to, the reason they don't start companies is they don't have the savings to work on it for 6-12 months, and gamble on getting accepted into YC or another angel/accelerator. They don't have a safety net to fall back on if that fails.
> they don’t want to take the risk
As many many articles have discussed, this is more about having personal financial security than any difference in personality or character.
In the case of most people I've spoken to, the reason they don't start companies is they don't have the savings to work on it for 6-12 months, and gamble on getting accepted into YC or another angel/accelerator. They don't have a safety net to fall back on if that fails.
> they don’t want to take the risk
As many many articles have discussed, this is more about having personal financial security than any difference in personality or character.