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Had an epiphany about this last week, and it has nothing to do with the Bazaar either, but rather everything to do with marketing. A client released a system that I did not consider ready for use and somehow it works..., I had only hacked the thing for a total of 3 days!
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ugh. there's plenty of time to start companies, but those 4 years of "not needing to worry about food or paying rent" are unique.
the thing is that in those 4 years you can take it slow. You don't have the added stress of running out of money to pay for rent etc. 1-2 hours per day on a startup in college is no big deal. You have so much free time in college, that you can easily fit in doing a startup, going to class and having a decent social life.
Every change you make should be a change that builds on top of what you already have (restarting usually does not work).
Don't spend so much on donuts, it adds up.
No matter how tough anything is, the 3rd time you try it, it will be pretty easy.
When you have an idea, execute it and finish it. Don't let people influence you, just do it. History will show that your ideas usually worked.
Don't start what you can't finish. Have a clear finish line for everything you start.
If you go out to a club 10 times, and you still are not enjoying it, it's time to go somewhere else, no matter what everyone else is doing.
Make sure you're friends with your lover.
When there is an argument happening, stay out of it and get some work done.