This article nicely summarizes the economics and thinking of Internet entrepreneurs when it comes to founding companies. Why is that so few entrepreneurs(and engineers) dream big and follow through? Is it a risk/reward thing? Is it hedging? We put a man in space in just 10 years, what happened to that ambition?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-cinnamon/flying-cars-or-140-chars_b_5099126.html