Please share some more details - it would help us to give you more targeted advice:
1) What was the mission of your failed startup?
2) What was your personal role in it?
3) What city are you in?
Started a stupid company. Failed.
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#132hey, it's not the end of the world, maybe you will gain huge if you found it's very hard this time. Don't give up!
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#133I don't care if I get down voted. But if a person already has 3 kids and another on the way, why would you spend all your savings on a startup ? even if you run out of savings, why would you max out your credit ? There is something called calculated risk.
I agree. :-(
Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.
#134I'm based in Santa Monica. If you're in the area and I'll buy you lunch, give you a pep talk and help get you back on your feet in any way I can.
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#135My wife cried reading all of your comments. I guess we were looking for some sign that someone somewhere is pulling for us. During the first hour this post was up I hovered over the delete more than once. It doesn't seem right to bring an entire ecosystem of ambitious and wonderful people a story of failure. I guess I learned that hitting delete would be worse. Thank you from the 5.3 of us.
You're always welcome. You've got a long road ahead of you, but that's not a bad thing. That means plenty of opportunities. Work hard, take advantage of the awesome opportunities in this thread, and push for others. If you don't ask, you don't get, so don't be shy.
I'd wish you good luck, but you don't need it. It sounds like you've already got a wonderful family. That makes you a pretty lucky guy when you think about it.
Just keep your head up, and know that you've got a lot of people rooting for you.
Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.
#136I have failed on 5 different ventures. Now going to try a 6th.
I am in the Bay Area. If we share a common grocery store. I'd be happy to send you a gift card for some groceries.
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#137Hey, other comments are going to give you a few lines telling you to not quit, that you should hang in there, and that it'll be alright. That may be true, but to me it sounds like you're possibly not doing well enough to make any of that possible, and you probably need to find work fast. Here's what I want to do: 1. I have a little list of companies looking for employees that I'll send you. Not much just companies th…
I have for a while thought of you as (total honesty here) a bullying cock (though talented at what you do), but this comment which is sincere, genuine and offered to someone for whom this could be greatly helpful has made me seriously reconsider. Kudos.
Zed is often misunderstood by those who have never spent time with him in person.
He's a hoot! Funny, insightful, earnestly well-intentioned and full of ideas that are IMHO way ahead of the curve.
Him reaching out to help is not surprising.
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have for a while thought of you as (total honesty here) a bullying cock (though talented at what you do), but this comment which is sincere, genuine and offered to someone for whom this could be greatly helpful has made me seriously reconsider. Kudos.
Getting a bit OT here but I have to wade in... To people that know him personally, like myself, Zed is a great guy. My guess at the problem is that his Internet persona took on its own life outside of his control, and it grew to such a bad situation that it was better to not try to feed the trolls and simply put some distance from it. In other words, let the haters hate and be ignored, stand up for yourself when appr…
I don't personally know Zed outside of his internet persona -- and to me it seems like he's just a guy who doesn't put up with bullshit. I have never seen a time where he's an asshole to anyone who isn't shooting first. He puts his opinions out there and sometimes those cause flame wars so if you catch him in the middle of one those on Twitter then I can definitely see where people might think he's a jerk.
His tweets are comedy gold though -- highly recommend everyone follow him -- @zedshaw
edit: case and point -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6806748
Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.
#139I have failed on 5 different ventures. Now going to try a 6th. I am in the Bay Area. If we share a common grocery store. I'd be happy to send you a gift card for some groceries.
How are you still eating and have a roof if you failed five times? Did you take gigs on the side, or get back on your feet via work in between ventures?
Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.
#140You're getting a lot of this in this post, but I'd be happy to connect you to my network as well. Email me at mkijewski (gmail).