I don't see how you can get that. The exchange was: > "...those of us in startup mode don't need > the time sink of keeping up with the news..." That's s

I don't see how you can get that. The exchange was: > "...those of us in startup mode don't need > the time sink of keeping up with the news..." That's saying that startups already don't have enough time to do what they need, so even more time sinks are a Bad Thing(tm) The comment then was: > And that is why startups are rarely successful. > ^^^^ The "that" seems to be referring to not keeping up with the news. That, in turn, then says to me that not keeping up with the news is the primary source of failure. Maybe I'm wrong. I'd love to hear what he actually meant. I certainly can't parse it as you suggest.