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I went through the same thing. Took me ~20 years to find success. Biggest factor (hindsight is 20/20) was deciding to only consider businesses that had both co
by ekanes 7y ago
I went through the same thing. Took me ~20 years to find success. Biggest factor (hindsight is 20/20) was deciding to only consider businesses that had both competition and a business model.
- bordercases 7y agoPeter Thiel's view of going Zero to One (which is commensurate with Paul Graham's view to do things that don't scale) is highly influential. Implicit in this view is that you're doing something without a lot of competition. Could you speak to the notion of how your view might be different from theirs, including where their view might be inappropriate and when your view to look for existing competition would be more satisfying?