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Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas [2005]
- sown 14y agoI want to do a startup but I can't think of anything people want that I could implement. I'm not good at meeting people and hence, probably not good at understanding what they want. Maybe I'm already doomed to failure.
- Sakes 14y agoWhat are you working on right now?
- krmmalik 14y agoA simple story writing game - the kind played at dinner parties or on a rainy day. creating an online version. scratching my own itch but know the "problem" exists for others.
- Sakes 14y agoThats good. The worst thing you could have said was that you we were not working on anything. Why do you want to be an entrepreneur? Edit: oh sorry man, I thought that was sown replying hah.
- krmmalik 14y agotry "scratching your own itch". sometimes you can find a problem that way and then you can try to determine if others are experiencing it too. alternatively you could try joining a startup. if you're not great at meeting people you should focus on those skills first. its really just a case of finding a common ground with others. if that still doesnt work, i've just started out on a story writing game with one other and if that interests you. get in touch.
- 46Bit 14y agoHacker? Find some local hackdays (ideally with a vague topic) and go along. Build anything you like, then try to find a way to make it from a hack into a product - viable or not. There's nowhere better to find non-bullshitters and get attention if you're not awesome at networking. Small steps though.
- krmmalik 14y agogreat article that has come at a good time. i've just exited from an 8yr partnership because when we dived in we didnt think about what we were doing. and interestingly im at a similar age to what PG was after astrix so there is hope.
- joelrunyon 14y agoHow long did they spend time working on Artix?
- krmmalik 14y agoI don't know. Probably not as long as i've spent working on the various things i worked on, but what i'm saying is, that if someone that an inspirational story of learning from failure.
- truth_dude 14y ago"Why I Have to Read Stupid Titles Like This" - Title of my life
- amirmansour 14y agoMany are simply solutions looking for a problem.
- pella 14y agocomments [ 1820 days ago ]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46386 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46386
- joeyespo 14y agoThanks! Looks like this one has a 'www.' whereas the earlier one does not. It's still a good though.
- adetayo 14y ago7 years later and this is still truer than ever.