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Having $15k MRR means you actually are a company. What value am I going to get from people who haven't even gotten to that point yet? It's a pretty good barome

• mindcrime 8y ago
  What value am I going to get from people who haven't even gotten to that point yet? Who knows? Why do you think only people who have gotten to $15K MRR can offer value? I agree it's something of a signal, but I'd personally consider that a very weak signal. shrug
  • tragicjordan 8y ago
    You don't see the difference in value between someone who has built a company that's making nearly $200k a year vs someone who hasn't? In that case, we fundamentally disagree, and this discussion is fruitless.
    • mindcrime 8y ago
      $200K a year is shit though. Just because somebody can get to that level doesn't mean they're going to tell you anything useful for getting to $500,000,000 / year. That's why I say it is a signal, but it's a very weak signal. There's also the problem that you don't know the value of the hypothetical "person who hasn't gotten to $15K MRR" yet. If they started their company 2 weeks ago, they probably have an MRR of $0. Does that mean that they have nothing of value to tell you? That depends on a lot of other variables. Anyway, you're probably right... we probably just have fundamentally differing world-views. I lean towards the "you can learn something for everybody" mindset, and try to late-bind judgment on people's value as advisers until the last possible moment.