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No, you're setting limits on another human being, likely because you're intimidated by them even having the stones to go through with it (and you won't/can't).
by rglover 4y ago
No, you're setting limits on another human being, likely because you're intimidated by them even having the stones to go through with it (and you won't/can't). Folks like you are a dime-a-dozen and they are always hollow souls who can't accomplish a fraction of the people they push down.
> what sort of grilling do you think the OP will be subjected to when they rock up at a bank or VC fund looking for a few hundred million ?
Appropriate grilling (financial prospects, executive potential, etc), not being told to "lower your ambitions."
- robertlagrant 4y ago
- rglover 4y agoIt's amazing how many people condescend to others on here and then are surprised when someone else defends them.
- joshmanders 4y agoI feel like I should bookmark this thread so I can come back in a few years when this dude is huge and say "Geez, I bet you wish you kept your yap shut" to all these people telling him to reel his ambitions in. I still smirk at the chucklehead who dismissed Drew Houston when he "Show HN: Dropbox"
- robertlagrant 4y agoHow many people are saying that?
- dang 4y agoUh oh, dang pet peeve time (sorry) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29178442 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29178442 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28293146 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28293146 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24366316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24366316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23229275 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23229275 Short version, he was genuinely trying to be helpful and that thread has been taken out of context over the years.
- joshmanders 4y agoI always welcome a dang pet peeve. Thanks for clarification and context. I appreciate you. <3
- robertlagrant 4y agoIt's not the concept of defence I was commenting on. It's the nastiness. As for condescension: that's in the eye of the beholder. When the OP said "Let me know what you guys think of the idea and if you see any potential pitfalls" do you think that was a mistake to ask for feedback? Should they have only asked for affirmation?