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The Fringe

32 points by tyn 18y ago

azharcs 18y ago
A small percentage of people in each free-market society generate the jobs for everyone else. The people who create these jobs are solidly on The Fringe.
Hexstream 18y ago
"Successful entrepreneurs intuitively know they will win. Losing is simply not an acceptable outcome." False, false, false! edit: Might be a fun and useful attitude to have until you fail (if you do), at which point you're just crushed ("OMG I knew I couldn't possibly fail but I did anyway! It's unacceptable!!!")
- noonespecial 18y ago
  The non-entrepreneurs see that failure as a final outcome. The entrepreneurs see it as one more iteration on the path to success. Losing is simply not an acceptable outcome. So you keep trying until you win.
  - swombat 18y ago
    Exactly. Each start-up failure is a monumental learning opportunity. So long as it doesn't kill you, it will make you (a lot) stronger. And if the chances of success are 50%, then surely that means that within 2-3 start-ups you should be 90% likely of succeeding... so start-up failure is not actually a failure, it's just getting the fails out of the way so you can get to the wins.
  - Hexstream 18y ago
    Ahhh, that kind of losing.
jmtame 18y ago
Finally an explanation that someone on the outside might be able to understand.
randomwalker 18y ago
Marriage? Having a kid? Really? I'm no serial entrepreneur, but I'd have thought those are exactly the wrong milestones to pick to do a startup, for obvious reasons. Other than that, good article, even though the Presumptuous Capitalized Phrases get a little annoying.
markbao 18y ago
Some desktop wallpapering, because I liked that quote. http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1440x900.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1440x900.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1920x1200.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1920x1200.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1280x1024.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1280x1024.jpg
- jmtame 18y ago
  Can I get a 1280x1024 version? =]
  - markbao 18y ago
    Sure. Just updated the comment for both aspect ratios.
13ren 18y ago
Point of view is worth 30-IQ points. experience is what you get when do not get what you want... [in a startup] you always gain valuable experience from a failed adVenture. to err is to learn.

32 points by tyn 18y ago

A small percentage of people in each free-market society generate the jobs for everyone else. The people who create these jobs are solidly on The Fringe.

Hexstream 18y ago

"Successful entrepreneurs intuitively know they will win. Losing is simply not an acceptable outcome." False, false, false! edit: Might be a fun and useful attitude to have until you fail (if you do), at which point you're just crushed ("OMG I knew I couldn't possibly fail but I did anyway! It's unacceptable!!!")

noonespecial 18y ago
The non-entrepreneurs see that failure as a final outcome. The entrepreneurs see it as one more iteration on the path to success. Losing is simply not an acceptable outcome. So you keep trying until you win.
- swombat 18y ago
  Exactly. Each start-up failure is a monumental learning opportunity. So long as it doesn't kill you, it will make you (a lot) stronger. And if the chances of success are 50%, then surely that means that within 2-3 start-ups you should be 90% likely of succeeding... so start-up failure is not actually a failure, it's just getting the fails out of the way so you can get to the wins.
- Hexstream 18y ago
  Ahhh, that kind of losing.

jmtame 18y ago

Finally an explanation that someone on the outside might be able to understand.

randomwalker 18y ago

Marriage? Having a kid? Really? I'm no serial entrepreneur, but I'd have thought those are exactly the wrong milestones to pick to do a startup, for obvious reasons. Other than that, good article, even though the Presumptuous Capitalized Phrases get a little annoying.

markbao 18y ago

Some desktop wallpapering, because I liked that quote. http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1440x900.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1440x900.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1920x1200.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1920x1200.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1280x1024.jpg http://files.markbao.com/entrepreneurialism-1280x1024.jpg

jmtame 18y ago
Can I get a 1280x1024 version? =]
- markbao 18y ago
  Sure. Just updated the comment for both aspect ratios.

13ren 18y ago

Point of view is worth 30-IQ points. experience is what you get when do not get what you want... [in a startup] you always gain valuable experience from a failed adVenture. to err is to learn.