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In addition to not doing other things, I'd like to suggest adding the idea that one also does not have to burn out or be burned out doing a startup.
by jebblue 11y ago
In addition to not doing other things, I'd like to suggest adding the idea that one also does not have to burn out or be burned out doing a startup.
- paul 11y agoIndeed. In fact, I think burnout is often one of the causes of failure, either directly, or indirectly through the bad decision making it causes. Building a successful company takes many years. It's a marathon, not a sprint.
- ak39 11y agoStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening A poem by Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. -------------- End ---------- Oh how I love Robert Frost! This deeply existential and powerfully personal poem is exactly what NOT to do when you are in the throes of startup life. Sleep! I say sleep. Get that rest and damn that horse. :-) Edit: I took me 4 years to learn HN carriage returns! :-(
- nxb 11y ago- Burnout - Founder <-> founder resentment - Founder <-> investor resentment Those 3 causes are far above everything else, in cases I've seen. Even higher than running out of money.
- mkagenius 11y agoWhere does product market fit fits?