But it is more than that. In my opinion there is kind of a nasty aversion in start up culture to permanence. Think food trucks vs opening a restaurant, outsourcing vs managing in house, renting a space vs building one, tele-commuting vs a vibrant office. It's not evil or anything, but in the aggregate I think it does lead to less commitment--building the type of foundation that other brick and mortar business do. Kind of a sad example is Amazon and their crazy Amazon Associates schemes to avoid paying taxes. Does it make sense from a maximizing shareholder value sense? Definitely. Does it maybe skirt some ethical obligations as a business and as people? Maybe.