Ask HN: Building a successful startup on the side?

Re:Ask HN: Building a successful startup on the side? by staunch on Thursday October 28, 2010 @06:01PM (#1845136)

Most people can't successfully do a startup on the side. Are you one of the people that can? Probably not...but maybe.

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Re:Ask HN: Building a successful startup on the side? by mcrittenden on Thursday October 28, 2010 @06:24PM (#1845201)

But why can't most people do it? What are the barriers?

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Re:Ask HN: Building a successful startup on the side? by staunch on Thursday October 28, 2010 @08:08PM (#1845513)

Sustained motivation is the only problem.

Many people can only be motivated (over the long term) to do hard things if doing that hard thing is the easiest of the available choices.

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