[keemoboy]

I agree with both these points, but I disagree that wanting yourself and others on your team to be paid for the work you do, no more, no less, is the same thing as being entrepreneurial. There are many attributes that make someone entrepreneurial and there are many reasons people don't just start their own businesses. Getting paid for the work you do instead of being on a salary definitely has similar unpredictability, so it needs someone to be less risk averse than they're used to in their regular 9-5, but I think it's much more about freedom and fairness and these are qualities any engineer (or human being for that matter) craves. If I know I will get paid exactly for what I do I'm free to work as hard or as little as I want depending on my interest in the current project and whatever personal circumstances come my way. There isn't this unhealthy pull/push that happens in partnerships where people are constantly expected to do x% of the work. And I'm also free to not let my work rule my life, I'm in complete control. I think those who want to get paid for exactly the work they do are more akin to freelancers than entrepreneurs, emphasis on the 'free' :)

[lsc]

well, one thing I've learned in my business is that you don't need to make /everyone/ happy, you just need to make something /some/ people are willing to pay for, so don't listen too much to us naysayers.