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This is bad advice for most people because, regardless of business skillsets, these kinds of one-sized-fits-all prescriptions don't take into account human dive
by a_c_s 9y ago
This is bad advice for most people because, regardless of business skillsets, these kinds of one-sized-fits-all prescriptions don't take into account human diversity.
Fear is a terrible motivator for many people: rather than providing a productive boost of energy as it does for some, for others it provides an unhelpful dose of anxiety and negative stress which is at best counterproductive.
- pfisch 9y agoIf you are crippled by fear owning your own business is probably a terrible idea.
- a_c_s 9y agoOr one could start a business part-time and only switch to it full-time when/if things are going well... which is what the Warby Parker founders did and now they are either CEOs of or are on the board of a unicorn start-up.
- pfisch 9y agoYou have to take risks owning a business. Even when your business is big you have to do scary, risky things. Making almost any product or expanding your business involves large upfront costs and then hoping it is profitable. When you look at CEOs you think its all rainbows but I assure you it is not.