There is a meeting of the board of directors at our company today. We cleaned up the office and made everything look nice, but the higher-ups in the company seem somewhat stressed.
The CEO said, “Why did I start another company” to me in the hallway.
He really did not need to start another company for any other reason than that is what he does. I get that. I love to do what I do. I am kind of a one trick pony, but I love my trick and can make a living doing it. I am glad that I learned my trick before I took a shot at being an entrepreneur. It gave me two advantages. The first is that I had something on which I could fall back after I found I was not such a great entrepreneur. The second was that it gave me the knowledge that one can get a lot of the benefits of entrepreneurship with only half the headaches if you have a good trick and people are willing to pay you a salary and equity for your trick.
Still, entrepreneurs make the business world go round. They provide jobs for lots of people, too. I would not get to do what I do if there were not people who took the risk to start businesses. I think watching new, small businesses and the people that run them is my version of spectator sports. I love to watch all of this, but the thought of a punch in the nose or a 360 pound tackle jumping on my head is not particularly appealing to me.