Long time back I had posed a question on "Ask PG" - that how come PG does not go out and do a startup(after his initial one)? My aim was to ask if doing startup is such a "must to do" thing for certain kind of folks, then he should be doing it again, and again (and not stop after the first one and then start advising only). While I never got a direct answer to that one, he did answer this in another forum the same thing - which basically boiled down to - that doing startup is too much work, and he does not want spend his time doing that. I really do think, that doing startup is not such a sexy thing as it is portrayed it to be. I feel it is another of those things in life, where primary reason for most folks for doing a startup is that you will seem more "important" a person, after you have a successful startup. Otherwise you are just an ordinary dude with 9-5 job. I truly wonder how many folks actually do it because it is more fun and adventure, than pain and stress(most of the time). Or if the real reasons for doing startup are ever examined.
A similar story may be having kids. I'm pretty sure that most parents, of 18 year olds in college, if asked "why don't you have some more kids" would answer: "its too much work! (now)". But that is a different comment and context than asking someone who has never had kids. Some people are "serial entrepreneurs", but many aren't and that's OK. It's actually probably a good thing. Creativity (for new biz ideas) is a bit spiky and non-linear. Many serial entreprenuers are merely trend-spotters, not (0,1) type innovators. The number of the people with multiple ideas of great calibre is very, very small. Even when considered in relation to the number of founders with successful exits (already small). So you should not expect in any way for this to be the norm, IMHO.
