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He left out the part about starting your company at a unique point in history where a generational technology shift was taking place that also happens to be a t
by CPLX 3y ago
He left out the part about starting your company at a unique point in history where a generational technology shift was taking place that also happens to be a time when antitrust laws had recently been enforced (making your main competitor wary) but were about to be completely ignored for the next 20 years, so you could exploit your initial market position and engage in anti-competitive behavior to grow huge.
- vehemenz 3y agoOr the part where your parents are professors and provide the educational opportunities and financial freedom to take risks that 99% of people don't have. I don't mean that to even sound bitter or cynical, but it's just a fact if you look at most founders, even the ones that fail miserably.
- twosdai 3y agoTake the risks you can with what you have.
- brigadier132 3y ago> where your parents are professors There is always an excuse. The parents are professors, or upper middle class dentists, or your mom does charity for United Way and managed to become the leader of the charitable organization and managed to meet some exec from IBM. Given how diverse these professions are and that they basically describe a slightly upper middle class family, im gonna guess their children account for more than 1%.
- tech_tuna 3y agoYep, he's basically preaching to a subset of young people who can help him make more money and tech fame. I mean, it's not the worst thing he could do but it would be great if he at least acknowledged the privilege filter once in a while.