[DigitalSea]

The problem with a lot of bigger companies is instead of nurturing and encouraging their workers to think outside of the box, they keep them as sterile as possible through contract clauses that prohibit their employees from working on any idea that is even remotely close to the companies particular niche (some even prevent you from personal projects full-stop) and non-compete agreements when they leave preventing them from finally being able to chase their entrepreneurial dreams.

Larger companies only innovate when their competitors do, they have obligations to meet (stockholders, customers, management executives) and doing anything different or trying anything new is a risk that could jeopardise profits of a company. Entrepreneurs who start out with nothing really don't have as much to lose as a company does, two different paths and ways of thinking.