It's like what PG says here: http://paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html http://paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html "Fear of failure is an extraordinarily powerfu

It's like what PG says here: http://paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html http://paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html "Fear of failure is an extraordinarily powerful force. Usually it prevents people from starting things, but once you publish some definite ambition, it switches directions and starts working in your favor."