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You don't need mentors to have your company take off. You need a good idea, the ability (which includes runway, meaning cash) to execute, and the wisdom to lea
by sachinag 16y ago
You don't need mentors to have your company take off. You need a good idea, the ability (which includes runway, meaning cash) to execute, and the wisdom to learn from your mistakes. If you're a decent engineer with a little saved up, all you have to do is come up with (1) and recognize if you're capable of (3).
- daleharvey 16y agothe only thing that is "needed" to succeed is a passionate and talented founder(s). everything else is about arbitrage and increasing the odds in which you can succeed, access to mentors and respected peers are undoubtedly a huge part of that, as the valley shows.
- hga 16y agoYou might not need mentors but I'll bet good ones help. There's a lot to learn in so many domains and good mentoring can speed up that learning substantially.