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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by JohnFen on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:19AM (#35388393)
> As I get older I'm more and more convinced that actually doing anything at all can be a differentiator.

Indeed. This has always been true, and will always be true. Thus the old saw about how "80% of success is just showing up."

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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by fuzzfactor on Saturday April 01, 2023 @08:45AM (#35399866)
>Thus the old saw about how "80% of success is just showing up."

I'm old and I saw that when I was young.

>actually doing anything at all can be a differentiator.

The other 20% is taking action like so many do not do.

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