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This has me wondering if doing a startup is (often) itself a form of self-handicapping. You can always claim you had brilliant performance, but failed due to t
by fizx 18y ago
This has me wondering if doing a startup is (often) itself a form of self-handicapping. You can always claim you had brilliant performance, but failed due to the impossible odds. Food for introspection.
- kirse 18y agoYou can always claim you had brilliant performance, but failed due to the impossible odds. Where do we draw the line between making an excuse and being optimistic? You might do the absolute best you can but the timing just wasn't right. As long as you've acted with character, integrity, and have done the best you can, there's nothing wrong with being internally optimistic while publicly admitting failure -- all while maintaining a genuine sense of self-esteem. On the other hand, the time I often make excuses to others is when I know I've made a mistake with moral or character implications. A business failing has nothing to do with my personal character, nor does the failure (hopefully) show me as someone with lower standards of morality.
- emmett 18y agoI find the opposite is true. At a big company I could always tell myself "In the end, you're not making the decisions. It's not on your head if it doesn't work". Working at a startup, either I succeed or I fail, but there aren't any excuses unless you literally get hit by a bus.