Part of it is the creative urge. Bring into being something that started in your own mind, not the mind of a product manager. With programming I give substance to the ephemeral. I codify and automate processes and liberate myself and others from drudgery. When starting my own company I have the potential to reap both the autonomy and economic rewards for bringing thought and process to "life."
Expand your luck surface. Part of it is the understanding that while some software start-ups succeed because of really good business basics and lots of investment in marketing - there are others where the combination of a product and luck create an explosion of growth. But if you don't build it you reduce your luck surface.
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Part of it is the creative urge. Bring into being something that started in your own mind, not the mind of a product manager. With programming I give substance to the ephemeral. I codify and automate processes and liberate myself and others from drudgery. When starting my own company I have the potential to reap both the autonomy and economic rewards for bringing thought and process to "life."
Expand your luck surface. Part of it is the understanding that while some software start-ups succeed because of really good business basics and lots of investment in marketing - there are others where the combination of a product and luck create an explosion of growth. But if you don't build it you reduce your luck surface.