As someone who's about to become an entrepreneur, my reasons are: - Money: I do believe I can make a lot of money with the company I intend to start, but I should say I'm not going to start anything revolutionary, just corner a part of the market where there's a big demand (mobile development by contract). It should make me more money in less time then my current job does. - Flextime: I'm a bit of a work-a-holic so I'm kinda used to working 6 days a week. Most of the time I enjoy it. What I don't enjoy in a regular job is the fact that my employer wants me to work from 9 to 5. I'd like to be able to go jogging and shopping in the afternoon for example and continue some work early in the evening. - Fun: I enjoy short-term projects (1 to 2 months) more then long-term projects (1 year or more). - Power: well, with power I mostly think about the power to choose my own working processes and tools and not be limited with what my manager decides upon. For example: I'm not very fond of many aspects of SCRUM, but it seems kinda popular these days.