I find this post strange: there is no demonstrated success aside from having the courage to quit a job to pursue a start-up (which is commendable but very diffe

I find this post strange: there is no demonstrated success aside from having the courage to quit a job to pursue a start-up (which is commendable but very different from achieving success), yet the author appears to be giving advice. This feels like a captain starting a voyage who, a few days after leaving shore, sets himself up as an experienced person. This seems more useful from a historical point of view than from a practical point of view. Max Levchin compiled a very nice list of pointers here: http://www.quora.com/Max-Levchin/answers http://www.quora.com/Max-Levchin/answers