Funny; all this time I thought the goal of entrepreneurship was to build a sustainable business.
You are mixing up "entrepreneur" with "wanting to create lasting value." A lot of what I see on HN is not the latter.
Is that a particularly bad thing to not be motivated by large cashouts, and instead by creating a company with long-term value?
You can get rich by buying up real estate and charging rent. All you did is sign paper and make money. "Charging rent" isn't a service. "Allowing you to live in property I purchased." isn't really providing value either.
"Building a house and selling it to a family." <=== that's creating value.