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The post was written for people who are interested in starting a company. If you're not in the financial state to be able to do so, then blogs about starting co
by smegma2 7y ago
The post was written for people who are interested in starting a company. If you're not in the financial state to be able to do so, then blogs about starting companies are probably not for you.
- troughway 7y agoHN has a disproportionate amount of people trying to snipe "survivorship bias!" whenever someone does start a company, is successful, and wants to share what worked for them (much like what pg is doing in this post). Why are these people here, I will never know.
- meatmanek 7y agoIt is possible for someone to simultaneously be interested in starting up a company and also recognize / call out logical fallacies.
- pfranz 7y ago"Eat yogurt for breakfast and you will be a successful lawyer" is survivorship bias, which I think is fine to call out an ignore. "Reach out to all of your rich friends and family" is privilege, which I think is also fine to call out but shouldn't completely be ignored. Your individual "privilege" might be from participating in a veteran's group or knowing someone with special needs. Something that puts you in a unique position to address a problem better than others have. Having money is one of the most generic forms of privilege, so offering insight to when and how to best use it is useful.