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People that defer too much respect to the state are at a disadvantage. What I mean by that is that some people will conclude "well that's the law! so don't brea

People that defer too much respect to the state are at a disadvantage. What I mean by that is that some people will conclude "well that's the law! so don't break it" as opposed to looking at the consequences or seeing the relativity of the law, or the influence you can have on the law. Many laws don't have a consequence. Many laws were written by your rival. Many laws have consequences that have nothing to do with closing your Series C which is a far greater incentive. Disagreeing with this reality doesn't change the accuracy of this reality.

SpicyLemonZest 7y ago
And it's important to remember that the state doesn't see the law this way. I guarantee that whoever wrote the application forms didn't think they were passing a law about filling in section A3; they just wanted information about safety, and the style guide for writing forms says they get that information by putting a lettered and numbered section.
- rolltiide 7y ago
  > And it's important to remember that the state doesn't see the law this way. Yes, it is important to remember that the state is imbued with power, and also in many areas they have discretion, so if you want something discretionary from the state you need to maintain a relationship with them or leverage. But the term you need to remember is "toothless", there are some toothless laws, and some toothless enforcement agencies When the consequences are negligible you can consider acting accordingly
HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
Yeah, and I got a $200 ticket a few days ago for going over the speed limit while avoiding a nighttime crash recently. Disagreeing with why you got a ticket doesn't matter once it's written. Breaking a law doesn't matter until it does, and then it can hurt quite a bit- that ticket cut into my Christmas present money. Similarly, breaking laws with you company can impact your bottom line, and your credibility. I'm still going to enjoy the accelerator, but I have learned not to do stupid stuff when you can't see everything that's going on. Same with laws, and car parts- if you don't know why they're there, you oughtn't break / remove them.
- stale2002 7y ago
  > Breaking a law doesn't matter until it does, and then it can hurt quite a bit It might or it might not matter. Many startups have proven that if you just move quickly enough, you can get away with it for long enough to become a successful company. And by the time that happens, you can just get the law changed.

SpicyLemonZest 7y ago

And it's important to remember that the state doesn't see the law this way. I guarantee that whoever wrote the application forms didn't think they were passing a law about filling in section A3; they just wanted information about safety, and the style guide for writing forms says they get that information by putting a lettered and numbered section.

rolltiide 7y ago
> And it's important to remember that the state doesn't see the law this way. Yes, it is important to remember that the state is imbued with power, and also in many areas they have discretion, so if you want something discretionary from the state you need to maintain a relationship with them or leverage. But the term you need to remember is "toothless", there are some toothless laws, and some toothless enforcement agencies When the consequences are negligible you can consider acting accordingly

HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago

Yeah, and I got a $200 ticket a few days ago for going over the speed limit while avoiding a nighttime crash recently. Disagreeing with why you got a ticket doesn't matter once it's written. Breaking a law doesn't matter until it does, and then it can hurt quite a bit- that ticket cut into my Christmas present money. Similarly, breaking laws with you company can impact your bottom line, and your credibility. I'm still going to enjoy the accelerator, but I have learned not to do stupid stuff when you can't see everything that's going on. Same with laws, and car parts- if you don't know why they're there, you oughtn't break / remove them.

stale2002 7y ago
> Breaking a law doesn't matter until it does, and then it can hurt quite a bit It might or it might not matter. Many startups have proven that if you just move quickly enough, you can get away with it for long enough to become a successful company. And by the time that happens, you can just get the law changed.