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Nice post, OP. Reminded me of this: Good umpire: I call 'em as I see 'em. Better umpire: I call 'em as they are. Best umpire: They aren't anything until
by edw519 14y ago
Nice post, OP. Reminded me of this:
Good umpire: I call 'em as I see 'em.
Better umpire: I call 'em as they are.
Best umpire: They aren't anything until I call 'em.
Similarly:
Good founder: I think it was a bad idea.
Better founder: I know it was a bad idea.
Best founder: It doesn't become a bad idea until I stop working on it.
- johnrob 14y agoThe last line is great. Another way it often plays out: Person (1) has idea, (2) pitches investors (who pass), and (3) abandons idea. Step 3 is not merely evidence of the investors being right, it's the reason they are right.