I've fallen for both 2 and 3; they are absolute killers. There is a fourth too; stagnation. I actually had a startup a little while back (actually before hangi

I've fallen for both 2 and 3; they are absolute killers. There is a fourth too; stagnation. I actually had a startup a little while back (actually before hanging out here). I had the idea nearly 5 years before and spent about 3 years building it in fits and spurts (major warning signs there). We went through about 4 rebuilds before I got bored for the last time (through total luck I was able to sell parts of the code/company). [this is somewhat of an aside] I think it has made me a bit of a cynic about starting up. I see all these big ideas but there is little or no money in most of them. I know the current fad is to fund lots of small, lean ideas. But ultimately I think a better approach is to contemplate your ideas, get hooked onto something really significant to you and then build it. I'm still looking for mine - but it feels the "right way".