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Incorrect. In fact YC’s (i.e. the website you’re on) whole thesis is that it’s a lot easier to found a business successfully than most people imagine. Yeah, the

Incorrect. In fact YC’s (i.e. the website you’re on) whole thesis is that it’s a lot easier to found a business successfully than most people imagine. Yeah, they’ve drifted from their roots a little but I think it’s been proved out. The irony is killing me.

WalterBright 2y ago
80% of businesses fail within 5 years.
- cromagnum 2y ago
  Well, less than 1% of lifeforms are born as humans but that doesn’t seem to scare people into not having babies.
  - snicky 2y ago
    Interesting, but I don't get it. Are you saying people aren't scared of having babies even though they can randomly give birth to an ant or an elephant?
Swizec 2y ago
It’s incredibly easy to found/start a business. It’s incredibly hard to build that beginning into a profitable money machine.
theptip 2y ago
How many have you founded? Important data point for such an opinion.