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From the article: “I thought people would say, ‘That’s cool,’ but they didn’t. They said, ‘Wow, you’re an idiot.'" If I had a dollar for every time I heard tha
by te_platt 16y ago
From the article: “I thought people would say, ‘That’s cool,’ but they didn’t. They said, ‘Wow, you’re an idiot.'"
If I had a dollar for every time I heard that ...
- CapitalistCartr 16y agoI have learned to quickly sort people out by telling them about whatever is the most improbable project I'm fiddling with at the moment. The project is unimportant; what is telling is their response. I get one of three responses, no interest, that's cool, or you're an idiot. Quickly tells me whether they're worth further time or not.
- DrSprout 16y agoWhich ones do you keep around? The yes men, the indifferent, or the naysayers?
- stcredzero 16y agoYes, but in such a system, one would also probably lose a dollar every time they said that mistakenly. In a way, we are in such a system. This is what makes startups so dandy!