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what is the definition of a white whald idea i googled ... but nothing quick came back
by systems 11y ago
what is the definition of a white whald idea
i googled ... but nothing quick came back
- enraged_camel 11y agoI think whenever the line of thinking is, "X is such a huge market, even if we capture just 1% of it we would be rich!" that's a white whale.
- rwhitman 11y agoMy definition would be a startup in a space that's aspirational in terms of both social status and wealth, yet success is nearly impossible to reach. To the point where the obsession over it's pursuit has a track record of causing repeated self-destruction.
- gpvos 11y agoMeaning #2 here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/white_whale https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/white_whale Or see here: http://en.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=white%20whale http://en.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=white%20whale
- jfoutz 11y agoIt's an allusion to Moby Dick the white whale. A whaling captain, Ahab, is obsessed with killing Moby Dick, because Ahab lost his leg to the whale. Ahab sacrifices everything in his mad pursuit. Moby Dick ends up sinking the ship, killing his crew, and Ahab himself. It cost him everything for something that was foolish. Maybe the moral of the story, try a travel startup, but be willing to pivot.