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I think the "No" answer to this question will quickly weed out anyone who isn't incredibly driven by the task at hand, whereas a "Yes" answer is obviously not c
by fecak 10y ago
I think the "No" answer to this question will quickly weed out anyone who isn't incredibly driven by the task at hand, whereas a "Yes" answer is obviously not considered any type of guarantee that someone will actually spend 10 years on it. It's a filter, and like most filters it's rather imperfect.
- daveguy 10y agoYes. I came here to say essentially the same thing: if you don't see yourself working on it for 10 years you probably should be working on the task that you do see yourself working on for 10 years. In other words, if you see yourself working on something for 10 years then it is probably the right thing for you to be doing at the moment. If you are still in the 10 year camp it means you probably are good with a 2-4 year commitment. That is important and helpful for a startup. Making that a metric doesn't mean you will actually be there doing the same thing in 10 years. If you do it with commitment you likely will not be in the same location, role or both within 5 years.
- exclusiv 10y agoIf you're using it to filter out employees or companies to invest in, it may be helpful. But if it's advice for people trying to figure out what to do, I think it falls quite short, in the same camp as "do something you're passionate about". I have 2 successful companies (one consulting/services and another subscription business) and neither one is attractive to me for 10 years. I'm in about year 5 for both. I went into both knowing that they wouldn't excite me for 10 years. They both excited me to build though. Entrepreneurs often like the challenge and the process of the build. So having a shorter time frame or commitment is not necessarily a bad thing. Some people are good at, and enjoy, incubating.