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Slightly disagree. Yes, doing a startup for the wrong reasons is totally reckless and will end in tears. Chasing money and fame its a recipe for failure. Howe
by sparknlaunch12 14y ago
Slightly disagree.
Yes, doing a startup for the wrong reasons is totally reckless and will end in tears. Chasing money and fame its a recipe for failure.
However taking the risk on startup without a reason or purpose will equally end badly.
Starting a startup is hard therefore you need to accept reality and pursue a purposeful reason.
- tferris 14y agoEven if you do a startup for 'wrong' reasons like chasing money and fame at least you did something, hell you learned something and made mistakes. That's what's all about! What's the alternative? Staying employed and missing all your life? It's the experience, it's the way and not the goal. Discussions around doing or not doing a startup are just excuses for oneself to not start something because it's not the right idea, not the right time, not the right co-founders, not the right setup and suddenly these people are 50, missed everything and are full of fear loosing their crappy job.
- sparknlaunch12 14y agoWhy cannot one gain the experience by pursuing something for purposeful reasons rather than 'just for the hell of it'? Lessons learned and battle scars are important but why not make it meaningful?
- DavidAbrams 14y agoLike what?
- sparknlaunch12 14y agoDefinitely not against building a startup. However instead of building another photo sharing social media site why not build a better way to raise money for charity, or solve a difficult problem in your field of expertise. Why kill yourself for five years on a problem or pursuit you are not 100% passionate about?
- paulhauggis 14y ago"Why kill yourself for five years on a problem or pursuit you are not 100% passionate about?" I will kill myself for 5 years on those ideas once I've made money with a photo sharing type idea.
- sparknlaunch12 14y agoDefinitely not against building a startup. However instead of building another photo sharing social media site why not build a better way to raise money for charity, or solve a difficult problem in your field of expertise. Why kill yourself for five years on a problem or pursuit you are not 100% passionate about?
- DavidAbrams 14y agoBoredom is an adequate reason, regardless of what self-proclaimed experts say. Or, you can just wither away in your cube farm for the rest of your life.