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The turtle wins the race. Startup blogs and gurus often give the sense of false urgency. But if you keep your burn rate low and stay on course, you'll probabl
by phugoid 15y ago
The turtle wins the race.
Startup blogs and gurus often give the sense of false urgency. But if you keep your burn rate low and stay on course, you'll probably get there just as well. Worrying about competitors beating you to market seems silly to me in most cases. Definitely in mine anyway.
You have to find time to sip your coffee, play with your kids, read HN, and maybe even pull the guitar off the stand once in a while. Did I mention the wife in there? Life is not something you'll starting living after you make it rich.
- Cushman 15y agoDefinitely— but that seems like maybe it's going too far the other way. Or to put it another way— It's not a race. There's room enough on this big ol' internet for patient folks who keep up a steady pace for years, and for insatiably driven folks who hammer out a for-profit app over the weekend. The only thing that matters are your individual goals— is reading Hacker News too much stopping you from launching when you want to? You should probably cut down. Just the same thing as if reading Hacker News too much is stopping you from hugging your baby enough.
- bignoggins 15y agoI definitely recommend the slow and measured approach. Started working on my startup as a side project while still employed at BigCo. Launched, waited until $app_income >= $salary_income, then quit to do it full time. I'd argue the only reason to rush and launch something is if you have or are looking to get funding.