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Isn't there a bit of a chicken-or-egg problem there? Perhaps your forward-thinking vision turns out to be true precisely because you were successful in impleme
by Gormo 16y ago
Isn't there a bit of a chicken-or-egg problem there?
Perhaps your forward-thinking vision turns out to be true precisely because you were successful in implementing it.
If I'm trying to scale what works in the immediate here-and-now into something that is sustainable in the long term, I'd prefer to be able to adapt my vision to changing circumstances, rather than stick with a single, consistent viewpoint in the hope that it later proves to be "true".
- johnrob 16y agoI'd say less of a chicken-or-egg, and more about making yourself available for luck. Founders and investors all have their opinions of what will or will not work. Nobody really knows though. And if the founders can get what it takes to build and push a product, the beauty is that everyone gets to find out. You might get lucky and have a hit, and you might not. But without building anything, you don't get the chance to be lucky. I'm not saying that success is solely due to luck. A smart startup will continually make itself available to luck by iterating the product and not giving up. If it's willing to do this indefinitely, success is almost a guarantee.