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> I think many prospective founders, if their goal is money, should optimize for O(n) businesses from day 1. Honestly, I don't think anyone "picks" the kind of
by dvt 1y ago
> I think many prospective founders, if their goal is money, should optimize for O(n) businesses from day 1.
Honestly, I don't think anyone "picks" the kind of business they want to run. You just kind of go with the flow. If you raise VC money, you follow their lead, if you're running a small bakery, you'll do whatever makes sense there.
So while this is a fun intellectual exercise, it's an exercise in hindsight. In the moment, you're really just trying to survive the day-to-day and not really "optimizing" for a specific growth pattern.
- ocean_moist 1y agoI think any prospecting founder should be able to answer the question "will it always take a fixed amount of work to get each new customer?". Generally if you have some sort of idea of what you want to do, you'll be more successful at it.
- scarface_74 1y agoMost founders - especially vc backed founders - only care about whether the optics look good enough for an acquisition or an IPO. They could care less if it fails after that. YC backed companies are no exception https://medium.com/@kazeemibrahim18/the-post-ipo-performance-of-y-combinator-companies-a-mixed-bag-of-success-and-struggle-58e9a4006f01 https://medium.com/@kazeemibrahim18/the-post-ipo-performance...