>The answer is compensation. Not that big companies don’t compensate them enough, but that the compensation structure is not aligned with an entrepreneur’s world view.
As far as I can tell the dominating decision factor for everyone I know who runs their own company seems to be "freedom from management". That's why people work for years at an expected value of a below-market wage. That's why people leave a year into their four year vesting schedule post-acquisition.
In the anglo corporate culture there is little to no room for co-determination; and I would wager that's especially grating to those in the position to do something about it.
As far as I can tell the dominating decision factor for everyone I know who runs their own company seems to be "freedom from management". That's why people work for years at an expected value of a below-market wage. That's why people leave a year into their four year vesting schedule post-acquisition.
In the anglo corporate culture there is little to no room for co-determination; and I would wager that's especially grating to those in the position to do something about it.