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Poem: "If" by Rudyard Kipling Quote: "Everyone knew it was impossible to do. One day, someone who did not know showed up and did it." Person: Alexis Ohanian -
by scobar 12y ago
Poem: "If" by Rudyard Kipling
Quote: "Everyone knew it was impossible to do. One day, someone who did not know showed up and did it."
Person: Alexis Ohanian - I know he's kind of goofy and perhaps not the most inspirational to someone else, but he gave me hope when I needed it most. I never actually met him. I discovered his story at a serendipitous moment when my father, the last person who believed in me at that time, had just passed away of cancer. I finally learned that, outside of my social bubble, exploring unbeaten paths was a value rather than a defect. I discovered YC and HN because of Alexis. I owe him more gratitude than I know how to express.
Curiosity: Future generations will wonder how we could endure the inefficiencies and unnecessary hardships we put up with. I want to discover why they’ll wonder that.
Fear: PG mentioned toward the end of "Before the Startup" that, "If you're absolutely terrified of starting a startup, you probably shouldn't do it." I am absolutely terrified of giving myself a reason in the future to look back and think, "I wish I had tried."
- e15ctr0n 12y agoI find these lines from the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling the most inspirational of all: Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss;