Why do so many people want to be entrepreneurs?

6. They want to change the world. Entrepreneurs don’t just want to change their lives -- they want to change the world. Mark Twain explained the lure of entrepreneurship best when he wrote, “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. read more

In regards to latter - this leads me to 3rd reason and that is, some people do it for sheer greed in hopes to make money - many fail miserably but some succeed. The fourth reason is that some of us developed personal reasons why we want to be entrepreneurs and it may have to do something with "winning", proving something to others or ourselves. read more

The problem with that perception is that it isn’t true so people are further disillusioned when they learn that their $100k diploma isn’t worth much more than a telemarketing job. Usually. Education teaches us to stop learning, stop innovating, and work for someone else. read more