Re:The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn
by DaniFong on Monday May 26, 2008 @09:55AM
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I submitted this to see the thread of whomever already did. Apparently I'm the first.
Another weird coincidence is that I'd never seen this before, and it's really good. Possibly one of the best essays I've read. Or at least one of the most informative.
"Startup founders are naturally optimistic. They wouldn't do it otherwise. But you should treat your optimism the way you'd treat the core of a nuclear reactor: as a source of power that's also very dangerous. You have to build a shield around it, or it will fry you."
Re:The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn
by dkokelley on Monday May 26, 2008 @01:21PM
(#200316)
Wow. Congratulations. This is the second old PG essay that hasn't made it up here yet that I've seen in about 2 weeks. I guess this is like a HN sport now. :P
Another weird coincidence is that I'd never seen this before, and it's really good. Possibly one of the best essays I've read. Or at least one of the most informative.
"Startup founders are naturally optimistic. They wouldn't do it otherwise. But you should treat your optimism the way you'd treat the core of a nuclear reactor: as a source of power that's also very dangerous. You have to build a shield around it, or it will fry you."