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I created a $350M software company knowing nothing about software (2015)

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Re: I created a $350M software company knowing nothing about software (2015)

#11
Someone always hits the lottery. The probability that it will be you is zero.

Most people are much better served working for a company and punching the 9-to-5 clock--especially since startups nowadays rarely give contributors sufficient stock to make the risks worthwhile.

Re: I created a $350M software company knowing nothing about software (2015)

#12

F me — I didn’t need to read this tonight. My ‘sewer pipe’ feels light years in length, and I’m in a row boat. Much love to all those burning the candle at both ends with a blowtorch, may you make it out alive

Yeah, articles like these read as psychopath porn to me. Not interested in subjecting myself to any of this on my own time.

Re: I created a $350M software company knowing nothing about software (2015)

#15

> Knowing nothing about software. A few lines in: > I created a horse-racing simulation game in Applesoft BASIC in Manhattan Beach Middle School’s computer classroom and ran a small gambling operation. ... Ok.

Compared to the engineers, it does sound accurate. I couldn't claim to know anything serious about medicine by reading Wikipedia compared to a practicing doctor.

Disingenuous title? Well yeah. The author does sales.

Re: I created a $350M software company knowing nothing about software (2015)

#17

F me — I didn’t need to read this tonight. My ‘sewer pipe’ feels light years in length, and I’m in a row boat. Much love to all those burning the candle at both ends with a blowtorch, may you make it out alive

Yeah, articles like these read as psychopath porn to me. Not interested in subjecting myself to any of this on my own time.

There is undoubtedly some survivorship bias, however, it sounds like you have already taken the blue pill and succumbed to corporate slavery.

Re: I created a $350M software company knowing nothing about software (2015)

#20
“ After what must have been more than 2,000 cold calls, I finally reached a receptive voice on the other line.”

Sounds like he is a solid sales person. That stuff is worth a lot ... probably more than knowing a lot about software ... even in a software business.

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