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Re:Ask HN: Should a tech founder look for a non-tech co-foun... by cstejerean on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @05:52PM (#215357)
next time take your guess at how long something will take and multiply it by 3. Sounds like a joke but I've been surprised at the number of times this has worked out.
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Re:Ask HN: Should a tech founder look for a non-tech co-foun... by ralphb on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @07:33PM (#215454)
Ah, but you forgot Hofstadter's law:

  "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take Hofstadter's Law into account."
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