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Why You Need To Start A Startup
- sabat 16y agoAgree that the "11 Harsh Realities" post was somewhat overstated -- it was meant as a warning that startups are hard and demand serious work and optimism. But that shouldn't stop anyone. In fact, all the "harsh realities" could be considered attractive by some.
- devmonk 16y agoGreat post! I was especially curious about your statement that some of the info provided about startups is full of snake oil, so I posted a follow-up question: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1907065 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1907065
- drats 16y agoOk 134 tweets I can accept, but did 11,164 people really like it on Facebook in less than 24 hours or is that the likes for the whole site?
- jasonlbaptiste 16y agoWhole site. It's connected to the FB fan page.
- jhrobert 16y agoIf one can program a computer, chances are that it would be foolish not to try to sell the result, if only to augment one's "luck surface". A $30 a month EC2 instance can host thousands of users, depending on the service proposed. If a service has "any sort of value", chances are that some money will get out of it, maybe much more than was invested.
- techbio 16y agoWhat is the source of the term "luck surface"? It's a good one.
- sabat 16y agoIt sure is. Jason Roberts of the TechZing podcast coined it: http://www.codusoperandi.com/posts/increasing-your-luck-surface-area http://www.codusoperandi.com/posts/increasing-your-luck-surf...
- LanceJones 16y agoSee Jason? They ARE noticing. :-)
- jayro 16y agoWow, that's kinda cool! What's funny is that by simply coining the term "luck surface area" I've actually managed to increase my luck surface area. ;)
- techbio 16y agoLed me to sign up for the AppIgnite notifier. :)
- jayro 16y ago... in accordance with the prophecy (cue evil laugh). ;)
- sabat 16y agoJason, "luck surface area" is one of the best metaphors I've heard in a while, and certainly one of the most useful. It clarifies something that a lot of people don't realize: the harder you work and the more you get yourself out into the world, the more your chance of being lucky.
- metageek 16y agoWrong title. I was expecting something positive, explaining why I should start a startup; instead, I found something negative, explaining why these reasons not to no longer hold.