Ask HN: What inspired you to become an entrepreneur?

A very open question. I'd like to hear about the things that have inspired you to become an entrepreneur. Doesn't matter if it's a book, a person, an event, etc...

My story is boring (which is why I want to hear yours). Something changed when I witnessed the boom of online advertising in the early 2000's. I was around 13 at the time, and had been hosting several Counter-Strike servers for my friends (and myself). Around the same time, I had been [unsuccessfully] trying to make money online (surveys, a few ponzi schemes). Eventually I learned about SEO and Adsense...within a few weeks I had a website up about managing video game servers (received ~15,000 unique visitors/month at its peak). Walked away that summer with a little over $5,000 and I've had a different mindset ever since.