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I wish they would also write articles about the founders spending 5+ years on ideas that never pan out and the emotional, financial and social toll of that. If
by solidasparagus 6y ago
I wish they would also write articles about the founders spending 5+ years on ideas that never pan out and the emotional, financial and social toll of that. If YC actually wanted to teach people about entrepreneurship, that's a pretty important part of the story.
- jacquesm 6y agoAnd the likelihood of that happening is a lot larger than ending up as a billionaire.
- mtmail 6y agohttps://www.failory.com/ https://www.failory.com/ (scroll down to see content) does such posts.
- pb 6y agoI tend to agree, and have always made a point of telling founders that their startup will most likely fail, because that's what startups do. Here's a good thread: https://twitter.com/immad/status/1335669459705458688 https://twitter.com/immad/status/1335669459705458688
- dj_mc_merlin 6y agoEveryone is aware that businesses mostly fail. Without the nerves to try to succeed despite that, you're sure to fail too. That's not inspirational bs, humans only do well when they think they can (also known as why people who "aren't maths people" can't do maths).
- imgabe 6y agoWhy? The sort of people who would read those articles are not going to be entrepreneurs anyway. People who would actually have the determination to succeed wouldn't be deterred.