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The running back metaphor appeals to me. I wonder how far you can take it. Running backs pivot for something that will completely stop them. The fact that getti
by brlewis 16y ago
The running back metaphor appeals to me. I wonder how far you can take it. Running backs pivot for something that will completely stop them. The fact that getting downfield will take a long time does not make them pivot. Does this analogy make a good rule of thumb for startup pivot decisions?
- baran 16y agoIf my startup is a running back, I feel like I'm Barry Sanders.
- slantyyz 16y agoThe metaphor can only go as far as the person to whom you are using it with likes or even cares about American football.
- access_denied 16y ago> The running back metaphor appeals to me. I wonder how far you can take it. That's an easy one: you can take it as far as the American border outside thereoff nobody knows what a running back actually does.