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I imagine that the best thing to extrapolate from this is to learn from your own failures, but make those punches hurt only a little. So that if you mess up, yo

I imagine that the best thing to extrapolate from this is to learn from your own failures, but make those punches hurt only a little. So that if you mess up, you can still move on. Advisors could say what things to avoid, but then offer a path of- but if you don't want to listen to me, try this (small) experiment to see what happens.

adventured 9y ago
The kind of advice that you pick up from articles like those routinely linked here on HN, in my opinion, can help you limit mistakes slightly and can help you learn slightly faster; basically, improve the outcomes somewhat. It probably also compounds nicely with actual experience, as reinforcement. I don't think there's any good substitute for doing, as a means to learn how to do start-ups, and more broadly understanding how companies should operate. That naturally includes working for other successful companies first for a couple of years, which is a tremendous way to learn as much as possible about the fundamentals of how companies run before striking out on your own.