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by xx 20y ago
Yes, thats the main reason, why I read too.
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by xx 20y ago
And why is it good to know about trends and competitors? I for one successfully raised startups, being very very focussed and not caring about competitors at all. Until know, people often ask me how my products compare to the main competito
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by xx 20y ago
Well, this is a manifesto to do stuff. You give examples, how stuff can lead to other stuff. Thats fine. But its not specific to reading startupblogs, is it?
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by xx 20y ago
You can start a startup without chance of failure? How many did you do so far?
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by xx 20y ago
Well, it costs time, right?
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by xx 20y ago
Ok, there we have a first example!
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by xx 20y ago
Proof?
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by xx 20y ago
Being excellent in one thing is often cited as a key factor to success. For example by Google: www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html "It's best to do one thing really, really well" What insights do you have to proove the makers of the mos
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by xx 20y ago
Can you give an example?
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by xx 20y ago
Maybe. But maybe the opposite of all you said is true. Balance might be not good to be "beating the averages". Practice to the extreme might be better. How do you know that balance is better?
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by xx 20y ago
Ok, you "learned tons". How much money did you make of it. Or by what measure was it valuable? Maybe you *think* you learned something, while in fact you just spent time entertaining yourself?
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by xx 20y ago
Im kind of a startup person. I run a young company. Lately im reading the news here on a regular basis. Apart from being fun, i dont know if its of any use. What do you think? Did you ever learn something that had a positive impact on your
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Does reading this raise your chances of success?
8 points by xx 20y ago|31 comments