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Using Airbnb as a reason why your idea doesn't matter is like using Bill Gates as an argument for dropping out of college. The idea is super important; in Twitc
by Invictus0 9y ago
Using Airbnb as a reason why your idea doesn't matter is like using Bill Gates as an argument for dropping out of college. The idea is super important; in Twitch's case, the process of getting to that idea was putzing around with something terrible for a while. Ideas do matter and you're not doing anyone any favors with this quixotic reductionism.
- cvaidya1986 9y agoI somehow feel people are executing within a solution space and some hit on a product market fit early or late and it’s just correlated to a bunch of external factors. However what doesn’t change is iterating fast and being open to a sudden unexpected product market fit and then going all in with it.
- mwseibel 9y agoClearly the idea (or the solution) is important - my argument is that knowing the right solution day one isn't very important. Airbnb and Twitch are great examples of this.
- Invictus0 9y agoYou're extrapolating from the winners and applying that to the masses. Read up on their history; Airbnb and Twitch almost died multiple times and that's not a good model for any startup. Even startups that actually start with a good idea fail frequently.
- brucephillips 9y agoYes, Michael Seibel, please read up on the history of Twitch.
- mwseibel 9y agoLol