Looking into the eyes of failure

Re:Looking into the eyes of failure by danieltillett on Monday May 23, 2016 @06:42PM (#11757610)

I wish investors would stop putting money into businesses run by 22 year olds with no life experience. The human cost of throwing someone this young into the deep end with a sink or swim attitude is far too high.

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Re:Looking into the eyes of failure by mrgreenfur on Monday May 23, 2016 @10:08PM (#11758521)

Truth, but most older folks will not buy their kool-aid.

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Re:Looking into the eyes of failure by danieltillett on Monday May 23, 2016 @11:52PM (#11758877)

Exactly. It is even more exploitive if you know this.

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Re:Looking into the eyes of failure by jd_routledge on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:28AM (#11760024)

hmm not sure I agree on the age or life experience point. In my case yeah, we were a bad bet, but not because of our age.

I wish investors would stop putting money into businesses solving no real problem/with no real vision.

Also disagree on the human cost point, yes it may have cost a lot of money, but I'm certain the value the team and I will go on to create will far exceed the money we raised.

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Re:Looking into the eyes of failure by danieltillett on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @08:30AM (#11760993)

I am not 100% sure you are far enough removed from the situation to make a final judgement. Good luck with your current venture.

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