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This is all very nice and they’ve made lots of announcements and raised a lot of money. Do it. Do something. Stop talking and deliver.
by local_crmdgeon 3y ago
This is all very nice and they’ve made lots of announcements and raised a lot of money.
Do it. Do something. Stop talking and deliver.
- echelon 3y agoYou have to hype to raise funds and hire. It also helps build a moat against competitors - it signals that the limited dollars are probably allocated and that competitors would have to expend energy working against you. The hustle is real because often 100% research in a vacuum won't attain the activation energy it needs. Another possibility is that another team watching you might quickly follow and duplicate everything you've done and scale it faster than you. Downside: if you fail, it can salt the earth for some years before a new team can start again. We all see a lot of hucksters hyping themselves up and a lot of failures that never delivered. It's why we develop a callus against hype. But if you ever need it yourself, you shouldn't shy away from it. It's useful and serves a purpose.