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Sure, tolerance is probably a better word, but think back to when you were starting woobius... weren't you just itching to take that risk no matter what the con
by aditya 17y ago
Sure, tolerance is probably a better word, but think back to when you were starting woobius... weren't you just itching to take that risk no matter what the consequences?
I've often wondered if you can acquire this quality that stops people from committing to building a startup. This ability to delude yourself, to be relentlessly resourceful, to "get shit done" without being too concerned with whether it will work or not. Self-doubt is _really_ _really_ hard to get over.
- SMrF 17y agoI don't think you ever get over self-doubt. It's just another thing you have to overcome day after day. One strategy, as you mentioned, is to delude yourself. My cure is a dose of self-deprecating laughter with my co-founder. "We are such idiots for doing this..." Risk is not something you tolerate nor is it something you have an appetite for, instead it's just something you get used to. It's analogous to getting your sea legs on a boat. I think what you are calling an appetite for risk is actually a desire for adventure and the excitement of discovery. Risk is just something that tags along for the ride.
- swombat 17y agothink back to when you were starting woobius... weren't you just itching to take that risk no matter what the consequences? Absolutely not. I was very keen to start it, but very worried about all the different risks involved, and what would be the best ways to reduce them. In the end, I had to choose to tolerate some of those risks - but that's not the same thing as saying that I had an "appetite" for them!...