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Why the hell is this so negative ? He is very clear "This is for all the founders who know they have built something that people want, but the rest of the world

Why the hell is this so negative ? He is very clear "This is for all the founders who know they have built something that people want, but the rest of the world hasn’t recognized it yet." It must be tough as a founder to prove yourself and others that there is an certain value to his/her business. Isn't a good exit is what an investor's or founder's option ?

dang 11y ago
Fortunately, for such founders, Hacker News negativity is a rounding error. Edit: it's not so great for Hacker News though.
ThomPete 11y ago
Or to paraphrase Horowitz. Building a startup is hard. You will have to stand up to a lot of people who will tell you everything you are doing wrong. If you care a lot about social signals you probably shouldn't be an entrepreneur.
- incepted 11y ago
  Then again, 99% of the people telling you what you're building will never work are right.
  - ThomPete 11y ago
    Sure there are no certainties. But you won't know if you don't try.
incepted 11y ago
> "This is for all the founders who know they have built something that people want, but the rest of the world hasn’t recognized it yet." So... 100% of the founders.