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As Pmarca wrote: attempting to improve your batting average of hits versus misses is a waste of time as you progress through a creative career. Instead you sho
by iamelgringo 19y ago
As Pmarca wrote: attempting to improve your batting average of hits versus misses is a waste of time as you progress through a creative career. Instead you should just focus on more at-bats -- more output.
Link here: http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/08/age-and-the-ent.html http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/08/age-and-the-ent.html
The ratio of success to failure in tech startups ranges from 1:3 to 1:10 depending on who you read. That means pace yourself, you might have to do this a couple of times before you get a home run.
- Alex3917 19y agoThe best way I ever heard it phrased was, "Not everyone gets a home run, but sooner or later you're bound to get hit by a ball and walked."
- dennykmiu 19y agoI wrote about my own experience in recovering from a failed startup. It is sort of like forcing yourself to get up after falling off a bike. It just needs to get done. Hope it helps. http://www.lovemytool.com/blog/2007/10/riding-a-bike.html http://www.lovemytool.com/blog/2007/10/riding-a-bike.html
- astine 19y agoYeah, but there's no dignity in that, and besides, the run may be taken away anyway.