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Author of the post here. Agreed with the general criticism of the title and have changed it to "How I Learned to Code".

I don't think you're wrong. It's a personal choice based on one's perceived strengths. Some people don't think it's a lottery. They think they can replicate success. Personally, I …

That's a good question. If you can create a startup that's profitable day one, that's great. But, there are lots of businesses that need a fixed cost base that only turn profitable…

Sorry for the confusion. I just made it more clear by changing it to 1.5 to 3 actual months.

Assuming both parties are rationale, I would suggest the timeframe be more based on completion of a goal (e.g., transition someone else to the role or complete this project you wer…

The post was loosely based on our experience years ago. We now have many users and our conversion rates are much higher. I just wanted people to know that getting some PR isn't the…

ugh. sorry. looking into it. thanks for letting me know.

I would tell them to focus on a big problem that they are passionate about and have some credibility.

I just added reasoning next to each quote on why people regret saying them.

Of all the excuses I listed, I think fear of failure is the root cause.

Completely agree. I always try to tell entrepreneurs that I believe in them but then give the critical feedback on their idea / process.