This was a great read. Starting a company is more than anything else a matter of getting off your duff and doing it. Then keeping at it through thick and thin.

This was a great read. Starting a company is more than anything else a matter of getting off your duff and doing it. Then keeping at it through thick and thin. I particularly liked the point about raising your skills in non-core areas but wanted to add a caveat: it is really important to find good partners. For example, when selling technical products or services things tend to go better if one person sells the technology (aka the good cop) and another handles the money (aka the bad cop). Even if you are good at both it is hard to maintain both personalities simultaneously.