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Does a startup have? Proposals and Stress = Check low success rates and intense competition = Check Need for sales = Check I can't help but think you essentially have the same situation in academia as one has in a startup, only "it's different." The difference to me is the illusion of control. One may think that they are in control of the startup vs. the bureaucracy of government/academia/established business. I posi…
If anyone thinks that startups aren't _all about_ sales, they are in for a rude awakening. The truth is, your idea/technology doesn't actually have much to do with the success of a startup. It's all about how much money you can raise (sales), and as a prerequisite, how much traction/customers you have (sales). Just look at the Yo app. They got $1 million in investment (for some reason). Their technology was nothing s…
Re: Why building a startup is probably your most sensible career path
#191There's more than one way to run a startup. There are startups that are very product focused, with very little personal salesmanship.