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About the only reason he would need to "know where all the free WiFi spots in the city are" is if he is homeless or living in a weekly motel that has no wifi. I

About the only reason he would need to "know where all the free WiFi spots in the city are" is if he is homeless or living in a weekly motel that has no wifi. If that is the case, then he has no business trying to be an entrepreneur right now. A recent scientific study on successful people (I don't have the link handy) concluded that "success boils down to serially avoiding catastrophic failure while routinely absorbing manageable damage." So, he has either A) fallen on extremely hard times, in which case he should go take a job, even if only for a few months while he builds up enough money for Wifi at home and at least a month-to-month apartment or B) is being overdramatic. In this case, I'm guessing it's B. That's bad, because it discourages entrepreneurship when people mistake difficulty in starting any business for poor planning or a flair for the dramatic on the part of a specific individual.

thruflo 13y ago
The post reads melodramatic to me too. So you were a VC? So what. However, as a recent parent living in a small flat who enjoys collaborating, I can note that there are many reasons not to work at home, no matter how fly my wifi.
User8712 13y ago
I think he means that although he has a home and internet connection, he prefers to work from coffee shops, and for that reason, knows all the places that offer free wifi across the city. Now, what this has to do with the article, or why he decides to work at a coffee shop, instead of a home office, I don't know. This entire article makes no sense to me. So he left his job, and is now going to begin on a startup? That's worthy of news? No information on his startup, his plan, his goals, etc. 'I also know exactly how long my bank account will be greater than $0, unless I get funding.' So, is he 1 week, or 1 decade from going broke? Why is he so obsessed with getting funding in the first place, and why does he say 'being a pre-funded entrepreneur SUCKS in a lot of ways'? I make a living off my recent startup, I have zero interest in funding, and enjoy my life. Also, please stop using the term pre-funded entrepreneur. It sounds derogatory, and funding isn't a measure of success, or the end goal for everyone.
nostromo 13y ago
> he is homeless or living in a weekly motel that has no wifi Yikes, you guys can be so harsh. Some people don't like to work at home all the time.
- downandout 13y ago
  The post implies that he must know where the wifi is and that his money is dwindling down to nothing. I have a problem with it because there are lots of people on HN thinking "maybe I can start a business" and stuff like this is needlessly discouraging. Further, if he is successful, he will have shown a wrong and very dangerous approach to starting a business. Going "all in" on something as failure prone as a new business is something no one should do unless they simply have no choice.
  - dwightgunning 13y ago
    The only thing the author really shares is that they've quit their job, they work from cafes, and they know how much runway they have. Nowhere do they say they plans to work from the cafe forever or the plan is to keep going until the bank account actually reaches zero. And if that is the plan, so what? The reality is there's always risk and there's no right/wrong way to start and grow a successful company. What is important is that they're chasing something and documenting the experience from the very beginning so that others can learn from it. That's encouraging and deserves some credit.
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thruflo 13y ago

The post reads melodramatic to me too. So you were a VC? So what. However, as a recent parent living in a small flat who enjoys collaborating, I can note that there are many reasons not to work at home, no matter how fly my wifi.

User8712 13y ago

I think he means that although he has a home and internet connection, he prefers to work from coffee shops, and for that reason, knows all the places that offer free wifi across the city. Now, what this has to do with the article, or why he decides to work at a coffee shop, instead of a home office, I don't know. This entire article makes no sense to me. So he left his job, and is now going to begin on a startup? That's worthy of news? No information on his startup, his plan, his goals, etc. 'I also know exactly how long my bank account will be greater than $0, unless I get funding.' So, is he 1 week, or 1 decade from going broke? Why is he so obsessed with getting funding in the first place, and why does he say 'being a pre-funded entrepreneur SUCKS in a lot of ways'? I make a living off my recent startup, I have zero interest in funding, and enjoy my life. Also, please stop using the term pre-funded entrepreneur. It sounds derogatory, and funding isn't a measure of success, or the end goal for everyone.

nostromo 13y ago

> he is homeless or living in a weekly motel that has no wifi Yikes, you guys can be so harsh. Some people don't like to work at home all the time.

downandout 13y ago
The post implies that he must know where the wifi is and that his money is dwindling down to nothing. I have a problem with it because there are lots of people on HN thinking "maybe I can start a business" and stuff like this is needlessly discouraging. Further, if he is successful, he will have shown a wrong and very dangerous approach to starting a business. Going "all in" on something as failure prone as a new business is something no one should do unless they simply have no choice.
- dwightgunning 13y ago
  The only thing the author really shares is that they've quit their job, they work from cafes, and they know how much runway they have. Nowhere do they say they plans to work from the cafe forever or the plan is to keep going until the bank account actually reaches zero. And if that is the plan, so what? The reality is there's always risk and there's no right/wrong way to start and grow a successful company. What is important is that they're chasing something and documenting the experience from the very beginning so that others can learn from it. That's encouraging and deserves some credit.

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