True, it is a very different approach as compared to a day job, the commitment and expectations are enormous. It is exciting no doubt and at times can yield brilliant results. But also there is a huge risk for an employee in the terms of certainty and predictable work. But then again like you said it is the attitude of work. I guess it is the same in Uk as well but a little tempered I believe. The risk is still quite a concern for most people

For the success of a startup, there are many contributing factors apart from the founder. You need a good team, market should be stable etc.. Same with failures. There could be multiple contributing reasons . Often blaming oneself or others is not sensible. What we can rather do is, learn. Although, even i get frustrated once in a while about something not working right, i keep reminding myself of this- If i’m calm and patient I can work better (which in turn increases my chances to get things right).