Should You Do A Startup? I Have No Idea

Re:Should You Do A Startup? I Have No Idea by sherwin on Saturday April 28, 2012 @01:59AM (#3902161)

I think the original article (the talk by Phil Libin) was targeted for a more general audience, which qualifies his suggestion not to do a statup. Libin writes:

"I’ve narrowed it down, really boiled it down, to one core piece of advice. If I can only say one thing, and I don’t know you any better, it’s: don’t. Don’t do it. Seriously."

The key part here is "If I can only say one thing, and I don't know you any better" -- for MOST people, starting your own company is not a good idea! Especially if you'd be doing it for any of the misconceptions that Libin outlines.

However, it is odd that Libin chose such an approach given that he was speaking at a conference with a big emphasis on web start ups.

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Re:Should You Do A Startup? I Have No Idea by tferris on Saturday April 28, 2012 @02:09AM (#3902177)

Libin chose this topic in order to provoke, to get press and attention for Evernote.

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Re:Should You Do A Startup? I Have No Idea by Aftershock21 on Saturday April 28, 2012 @02:24AM (#3902208)

May be he meant as a sarcasm given the success of Evernote!

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Re:Should You Do A Startup? I Have No Idea by sundeep_b on Saturday April 28, 2012 @11:09AM (#3903123)

Sarcasm? Only from that talk, I don't think he has it that much. It felt like he was talking expecting laughs from the audience, but, he was able to get quite a few towards the end.

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