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Anyone else feel there are too many books on how to start and too few on finishing?
by zaidf 17y ago
Anyone else feel there are too many books on how to start and too few on finishing?
- ScottWhigham 17y agoWhat is "finishing"? Everyone has the same definition of "start" but there are thousands of versions of success (i.e. finishing). Selling a company is not what everyone is trying to do...
- zaidf 17y agoTalking about what finishing might mean may be a good place to start the book. There are similar number of typical "finishes" as "starts" I'd argue once you segment different types of startups. Some want to make enough to not have to work; some enough to be really rich without raising $; some to get acquired etc. Just like there are some that start with applying to YC, some which start with coding, some that start with finding a cofounder. Of course, there is a vast number that would like to do multiple things from each list(ie. get rich from profits THEN get acquired).
- dstorrs 17y agoAgreed! Most likely that's because "starting" a business is very well defined and essentially the same for everyone, but "finishing" it (successfully) is person-specific. Is a successful finish an IPO, M&A, or turning it into a "built to last" company? Is it measured simply in the satisfaction? etc... Update: When I started writing this, there were no other comments with the same sentiment. When I posted, there were two, one of which was from "11 minutes ago". I didn't spend 11 minutes writing it, so what happened?