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Perhaps it's not the most efficient use of an entrepreneur's time, and I agree that it definitely doesn't have to be the first step. Working on an idea helps yo
by scobar 12y ago
Perhaps it's not the most efficient use of an entrepreneur's time, and I agree that it definitely doesn't have to be the first step. Working on an idea helps you learn fast, but there was so much I didn't know at first (I still have a lot to learn). I am so grateful that resources like this exist, and I expect this one by YC to have a higher density of quality info in the time spent watching lectures.
- McDoku 12y ago“Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.” -- Karl von Clausewitz
- ThomPete 12y agoRunning a company is not about neither principles nor rules. To the extent it does it's doesn't require a thinking man.
- McDoku 12y agoPlease elaborate.
- ThomPete 12y agoRunning a startup is not an intellectual exercise which is the context for that quote. Running a startup is more like improvising in a jazz band. There is some theory behind it but if you think you stink.
- McDoku 12y ago...talent and genius operate outside the rules, and theory conflicts with practice - Carl von Clausewitz I would argue that he agrees. However... The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. - Sun Tzu Both intellectualism and the ability to improvise are necessary. Arguably, if you have to adapt then a calculation has failed. Hearing the sound of thunder is not the mark of a keen ear, neither is entering battle and winning the mark of a great general. There is no point reinventing the wheel. Many have come before and it seems wise to assimilate their experience with a critical mind. Instinct ultimately rises from your existing body of knowledge. And even in jazz it emerges from a bass line.