Ask HN: Entrepreneurs, What Drives You?
Dear entrepreneurs, what drives you?
[Left it generic and open-ended on purpose]
[Left it generic and open-ended on purpose]
Not dealing with people, offices or maintaining any kind of professional image.
Not sure what to call it, but a sort of liberation knowing I don’t rely on a company or external force to make my way through this life. A sort of stability and certainty I guess.
I even founded a company where there's an office with actual humans sitting in chairs and clients needing meetings and so on... and I don't go there more than twice a week. I'm very fortunate in having a partner who enjoys dealing with all that.
The fear of being 100% tied to an external schedule both with my time as well on what should I do each day is what keeps me motivated to be an entrepreneur, even when I'm fully aware I'm missing on the crazy salaries and perks party boat we've been having lately in this industry.
I answer only to clients (who I have equal power to fire) and sink or swim on my results alone
I can jump in and out, and go as deep into any of the problem areas as I'm interested in going. Once I satisfy my itch, I can hand off the problem area to someone else and throw myself into a new learning opportunity.
As the company changes, solutions that worked previously need to be revisited and improved.
Unlimited. Learning.
The excitement from earning money you are directly responsible for is unmatched.