Re:One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup
by Invictus0 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:45PM
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Using Airbnb as a reason why your idea doesn't matter is like using Bill Gates as an argument for dropping out of college. The idea is super important; in Twitch's case, the process of getting to that idea was putzing around with something terrible for a while. Ideas do matter and you're not doing anyone any favors with this quixotic reductionism.
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Re:One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup
by mwseibel on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:11PM
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Clearly the idea (or the solution) is important - my argument is that knowing the right solution day one isn't very important. Airbnb and Twitch are great examples of this.
Re:One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup
by Invictus0 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:48PM
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You're extrapolating from the winners and applying that to the masses. Read up on their history; Airbnb and Twitch almost died multiple times and that's not a good model for any startup. Even startups that actually start with a good idea fail frequently.
Re:One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup
by brucephillips on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @06:27PM
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Yes, Michael Seibel, please read up on the history of Twitch.
Re:One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup
by mwseibel on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:14PM
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Lol
Re:One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup
by cvaidya1986 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:57PM
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I somehow feel people are executing within a solution space and some hit on a product market fit early or late and it’s just correlated to a bunch of external factors. However what doesn’t change is iterating fast and being open to a sudden unexpected product market fit and then going all in with it.