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Sure. Google "selection bias". You aren't meeting the 10,000 who failed. I also live in NYC. I lived in SF, during possibly the all-time greatest period of wea
by timr 1y ago
Sure. Google "selection bias". You aren't meeting the 10,000 who failed.
I also live in NYC. I lived in SF, during possibly the all-time greatest period of wealth creation in the last 50 years. I knew billionaires when they couldn't afford bar tabs. I ate leftover boxes of Obama-Os (again, Google it) that nobody wanted.
I'm still telling you the truth. Every one of those people who succeeded went through hell and back, and even then there was no guarantee that there was a reward at the end of the hell. Doing a startup is like getting punched in the face repeatedly for many, many years, with only your faith -- in something -- to carry you forward. You have to have more than just a desire to be rich.
- mikert89 1y agoYou dont have to create a billion dollar company. Especially after raising VC and failing, its much clearer how to build a business. Very reasonable to think a smart hard working person can build a company making 1M a year. Life owning a company that makes even a moderate amount is 1000x better than a career. I think your analysis is outdated
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- MegaButts 1y agoIf it's 1000x better than a career and you believe it's achievable, why haven't you done it yet?
- mikert89 1y agowhy do you think i havent
- MegaButts 1y agoIt seems like you would've mentioned your own success rather than those around you when talking about how feasible it is. It's a lot easier to say something is achievable when you've done it yourself. And again, I think you would've simply responded "I have" rather than ask me what I think. Obviously I could be wrong.
- aliston 1y agoWait, are you saying the Obama O’s story - that the 500 boxes sold out, saving AirBnb - is not totally true?
- timr 1y agoWell, they definitely had a lot of Cap’n McCains left over, and we also had more than a few boxes of Obama O’s inside JTV. We would eat them as office snacks. I was told that we were given them, but maybe they were surplus? Either way, real boxes.