Re:Most startup theory is ex-post, therefore bs
by shafyy on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @02:52PM
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While data points do help, impactful startups often change the paradigm and how things are done. So, again, I don't think relying too much on emperical data points is good for founders. If you do, you'll rarely do something interesting and new.
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Re:Most startup theory is ex-post, therefore bs
by ska on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @03:14PM
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> If you do, you'll rarely do something interesting and new.
And if you don't you'll also rarely do something interesting and new.
It's not as fun to talk about, but most startups will not be particularly impactful and exceedingly few actually change any paradigm. And that's ok too.
I guess I'm saying if you are trying to find general advice based on analysis of outliers, it may not work well.
Re:Most startup theory is ex-post, therefore bs
by krm01 on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @02:55PM
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As I mentioned, data-points can help steer in the right direction. I'm definitely not talking about disruption or changing paradigms. The same way a YC can't guarantee each startup will disrupt an industry. All they can do is help make something good, go to great faster.