"An immensely useful lesson to learn is how to correlate all the conflicting advice and apply it to your own situation." This appears to be the single most imp

"An immensely useful lesson to learn is how to correlate all the conflicting advice and apply it to your own situation." This appears to be the single most important way to get use from YCombinator (or from reading Hacker News). Even if it seems obvious, keeping this advice in mind also helps to avoid posting indignant comments on other startup advice threads.