Why Are We Surprised That Startups Are So Freaking Hard?

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Marc Andreessen on why not to do a startup: https://t.co/liV67egXYE

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I'm 24, dropped out of Duke, joined YC, and bet everything on a startup. Here's what actually happens when you go all-in: 1. Your co-founder relationship matters more than your product: You can pivot products. You can't pivot people. Most startups die from founder breakups, not market failure. Choose your... See more

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Advice for other startup founders: 1. Starting a company is annoying and hard in ways you shouldn't expect anyone else to validate or sympathize with 2. The average service job is at least 10x harder 3. Believing you can change the world is only useful as an early motivator, the second... See more

Execution Is Exponential

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As a new founder, it’s tempting and often discouraging to compare your inside to another’s outside. Every other founder and company looks so well put together, whereas you are of course all too aware of your shortcomings and insecurities.

Because of how much we deify the great entrepreneurs of our time, we end up inevitably comparing our new company

Execution Is Exponential

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