dtietjen

I expect one contributing factor to this statistic is the proliferation of software development over the past decade. As millennials get older, so too will this generation of coders and hackers. The mid-twenties image "software engineer" conjures, will keep getting older. I'm fascinated to see how this will make software engineering a less sexy job / will change tech culture among deveopers

I'd argue the cult of the entrepreneur and cult of the founder are two different things. You're right, anyone can found a company. Entrepreneurship, on the other hand requires execution, vision, and creativity and is a real art.