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One day I would love to hear about these disasters. In my own experience I have literally faced utter failure in the face only to somehow manage to bounce back
by 9oliYQjP 18y ago
One day I would love to hear about these disasters. In my own experience I have literally faced utter failure in the face only to somehow manage to bounce back stronger than before.
I've told people that running your own business is a lot like playing one of those racing games where you get 30 seconds to get to the next checkpoint at which point you'll earn yourself more time. On several occasions it has felt like I have literally ran out of time only to coast through a checkpoint and be gifted more time.
- aaronblohowiak 18y ago"One day I would love to hear about these disasters." - Have you read F@W?
- laut 18y agoI had to guess what F@W means. The book "Founders at Work": http://www.foundersatwork.com/ http://www.foundersatwork.com/
- ryanwaggoner 18y agoMy favorite description of entrepreneurship is jumping out of a plane and trying to build a parachute before you hit the ground. Note: I know it's not a perfect analogy. I'm comfortable with that.
- staunch 18y agoI think that's a better analogy for launching a new startup. The racing one more closely matches the on-going experience of running one.