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Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by tonyarkles »

paxys wrote: post #22
ggregoire wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Showerthoughts: why not stream the entire OS at this point, with a dedicated storage? Like an EC2 with a desktop environment that you can access in a VNC-like way but with the resolution, FPS and input responsiveness similar to what Stadia/Mighty offers. Which will allow you to play Cyberpunk (Stadia) + browsing the web (Mighty) + do whatever else you want, like using After Effects (?).

Anyone remember Thin Clients?

First thing I thought of was Sun Rays and the magic of taking your smartcard around with you and wherever you say down your desktop would follow you around. Magic!

Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by vhs001 »

Folks in this thread are assuming the author is trying to present a failproof method for creating a successful startup. But i don't think this is true. It seems more like simply words of advice. With words of advice, you take what you can when it applies. But words of advice are hardly comprehensive or sufficient.

Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by dcolkitt »

randomsearch wrote: post #20
josh_carterPDX wrote: post #12

There are some useful nuggets here, but every company and founder are different. Having run three different accelerator programs I have learned to STOP assuming what makes a good or bad idea. Some of the companies I thought were certain for failure have raised multiple rounds, found product market fit, and are growing just fine. The first 18 months of a startup should include one thing, "GET SOMEONE TO PAY FOR YOUR P…

It’s obvious that a promising startup can fail, eg great idea but bad execution. It’s really not obvious that an unpromising startup could succeed, though. What were the main factors in those unpromising startups doing well?

The world is full of inferior products and standards that ended up winning because of early mover advantages. There’s even a name for it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worse_is_better

Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by simonw »

One of the most important lessons I learned as a founder is that everyone will give you advice, and the advice will often conflict with other advice, and that's OK.

The trick is to look at the source of the advice and think about why that advice worked for them. What aspects of their situation are similar to yours?

So all advice is good, provided you use it all as inputs to your decision making and consider the context when you decide which advice to lean into.

Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by ggregoire »

airstrike wrote: post #49
ggregoire wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Showerthoughts: why not stream the entire OS at this point, with a dedicated storage? Like an EC2 with a desktop environment that you can access in a VNC-like way but with the resolution, FPS and input responsiveness similar to what Stadia/Mighty offers. Which will allow you to play Cyberpunk (Stadia) + browsing the web (Mighty) + do whatever else you want, like using After Effects (?).

This is literally what https://shadow.tech does I used it for about a year and it's fantastic if you have really fast (preferably wired) internet

That's exactly what I was thinking about. :)

Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by jonas21 »

dcolkitt wrote: post #53
randomsearch wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s obvious that a promising startup can fail, eg great idea but bad execution. It’s really not obvious that an unpromising startup could succeed, though. What were the main factors in those unpromising startups doing well?

The world is full of inferior products and standards that ended up winning because of early mover advantages. There’s even a name for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worse_is_better

I think "worse is better" is more about keeping things simple and composable than necessarily being the first mover.

Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by jagath »

simonw wrote: post #54

One of the most important lessons I learned as a founder is that everyone will give you advice, and the advice will often conflict with other advice, and that's OK. The trick is to look at the source of the advice and think about why that advice worked for them. What aspects of their situation are similar to yours? So all advice is good, provided you use it all as inputs to your decision making and consider the conte…

Well said! People often ask me for my founder perspective, and I always say the following at the end of such meetings - This is just my point of view biased by my personal experiences. You should talk to more people and hear their points of view. And in the end you should make your own decision.

Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by jolmg »

dcolkitt wrote: post #53
randomsearch wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s obvious that a promising startup can fail, eg great idea but bad execution. It’s really not obvious that an unpromising startup could succeed, though. What were the main factors in those unpromising startups doing well?

The world is full of inferior products and standards that ended up winning because of early mover advantages. There’s even a name for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worse_is_better

Depends on what you mean by inferior. If you mean inferior as in quality, then your link doesn't support you:

> It refers to the argument that software quality does not necessarily increase with functionality: that there is a point where less functionality ("worse") is a preferable option ("better") in terms of practicality and usability.

It's a rephrasing of KISS. This isn't about getting something quicker out the door.

Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by alexchamberlain »

simonw wrote: post #54

One of the most important lessons I learned as a founder is that everyone will give you advice, and the advice will often conflict with other advice, and that's OK. The trick is to look at the source of the advice and think about why that advice worked for them. What aspects of their situation are similar to yours? So all advice is good, provided you use it all as inputs to your decision making and consider the conte…

A few years ago before planning our wedding, my mother said to me _You have to listen to advice, but you don't have to take it._ I don't have the best reputation for always listening - her point was that it's polite to listen and then it's up to you to judge whether the advice is right for you and the situation at hand.

Re: The first 18 months of a startup

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Post by Cilvic »

airstrike wrote: post #49
ggregoire wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Showerthoughts: why not stream the entire OS at this point, with a dedicated storage? Like an EC2 with a desktop environment that you can access in a VNC-like way but with the resolution, FPS and input responsiveness similar to what Stadia/Mighty offers. Which will allow you to play Cyberpunk (Stadia) + browsing the web (Mighty) + do whatever else you want, like using After Effects (?).

This is literally what https://shadow.tech does I used it for about a year and it's fantastic if you have really fast (preferably wired) internet

That's sounds awesome and I'd be ready to pay alot for that.

Can you use it as desktop replacement installing all applications etc.?

Or is there an hour limit? The pricing of 14 € / month can't really provide an unlimited usage of 4 core/12GB/256GB SSD/GTX 1080?

Also when i try to pre-order for Germany the ETA is Mach 29, 2022 ...

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