"When you can run any kind of startup you want, and live wherever in the world you want while you're doing it, why's it better to be in an office that lets you come and go ..."
Because most people are risk averse.
I'm asian, and most of my asian friends are highly risk averse. I think that the general tendency to favor medicine and engineering as careers are reflections of choosing stability than natural propensity.
To launch a startup, you need some sort of edge. But more importantly, you need to be risk tolerant. You need to be able to take the chance. Especially when you have the choice between relaxing at a job that pays upwards of 1M/year, to give up the lifestyle to pursue a startup really takes an adventurous spirit that runs counter to most animalistic tendencies.
Because most people are risk averse.
I'm asian, and most of my asian friends are highly risk averse. I think that the general tendency to favor medicine and engineering as careers are reflections of choosing stability than natural propensity.
To launch a startup, you need some sort of edge. But more importantly, you need to be risk tolerant. You need to be able to take the chance. Especially when you have the choice between relaxing at a job that pays upwards of 1M/year, to give up the lifestyle to pursue a startup really takes an adventurous spirit that runs counter to most animalistic tendencies.