1000x this. Figure out how to put your industry knowledge to work and you'll reap massive rewards. At most early-stage startups, programming & industry knowled

1000x this. Figure out how to put your industry knowledge to work and you'll reap massive rewards. At most early-stage startups, programming & industry knowledge is generally split between two or more people, which slows things down tremendously. If you're both of those people, you can build something that you know people will want, and likely faster, because you were the customer, and you will know exactly what will—and won't—matter. If that's not a startup superpower, I don't know what is.