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Right, I think my biggest fear in putting alot of resources into a failed project. But I guess it's better to start on something than to do nothing. I'll try th

• bigiain 15y ago
  "I think my biggest fear in putting alot of resources into a failed project." Do not fear this!* Accept that it's actually the most likely outcome, and that down the track, never having failed is quite likely to be viewed with suspicion or disbelief. Be smart about it - limit your losses by failing early, but refusing to risk failure means you're also refusing to risk success... Big * Well, be smart about it - it the resources you're planning on putting in are such that you're risking _serious_ _long term_ personal consequences in the event of failure, you need to weigh that against the benefits of success and the likelyhood of it being successful. If the "worst case" scenario is that you fail with 5 or 10k of credit card debt and need to move back in with you folks and get a day job to get back on your feet, you can quite likely afford to "risk everything" there...