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"Don't start a company unless it's an obsession. If you have an exit strategy, it's not an obsession."

• ams6110 18y ago
  Interesting viewpoint. The one I've heard is: if you DON'T have an exit strategy, it's just a hobby.
  • wheels 18y ago
    That came across my Twitter stream yesterday, seems it's from Mark Cuban after Googling: http://blogmaverick.com/2008/03/09/my-rules-for-startups/ http://blogmaverick.com/2008/03/09/my-rules-for-startups/ To me personally, thinking too much about exit strategies in an early phase startup seems like premature optimization. Thinking about what you're going to be doing after you sell a company that's just getting off the ground is bordering on mental autoerotica. It's like debating what you're going to do after you win a gold metal in the olympics when you've just started training. There's so much ground to cover between here and there that it'd be better to focus on making sure you qualify.
    • rw 18y ago
      It's the difference between a supergoal and a supergoal.
  • HeyLaughingBoy 18y ago
    What if your exit strategy is death?