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In moot's own words: http://chrishateswriting.com/post/74083032842/today-my-startup-failed http://chrishateswriting.com/post/74083032842/today-my-start... I'm
by chimeracoder 13y ago
In moot's own words: http://chrishateswriting.com/post/74083032842/today-my-startup-failed http://chrishateswriting.com/post/74083032842/today-my-start...
I'm really sad to see this, because I saw myself that DrawQuest was gaining traction.
That said, I really appreciate what Everpix did, and I'm glad that moot seems to value that transparency as well.
Failure is a really important part of the startup process - it happens over 90% of the time - and yet it accounts for less than 10% of the dialogue.
When startups and founders share post-mortem data like Everpix did, it's an incredible gift to the community. A startup may failed, but let it not have died in vain.
I know moot reads HN, so hopefully he sees this. Thanks for giving back to the community.
- mcphilip 13y agoFrom the linked article: >One thing I’ll be doing more of is writing about my experience. Partially because it’s therapeutic, but also because if there’s a silver lining in all of this (and there is), it’s that I can help educate others about a path fraught with hardship, but rewarding nonetheless. I look forward to read more from moot. I find his down to earth style really engaging and I have great respect for how he's carried himself managing the (in)famous 4chan sites.