Entrepreneurs feel big companies represent politics, that they will steal technology, and take away their company. The psychological commitment, founded on trust, is more important than the written deal. Order versus Mess - Large companies have a need to control, which creates supposed predictable results. Entrepreneurs use their messy flexibility and unpredictability to create innovations and breakthroughs. Risk - Large companies try to control risk.
Entrepreneurs thrive on risk.
It's a different attitude toward failure and another culture conflict to explore. Time Commitments - Large companies make a clear distinction between work and leisure hours. Entrepreneurs merge their business and personal time. Employees - Large companies crave large numbers of employees to build power structures. Entrepreneurs run lean employee machines to contain overhead.