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I think Mark Cuban on Shark Tank used to tell founders this. Don't start a company because you have a world-altering idea. Start a company because you love starting companies.
What would he have you do if you have a world-altering idea? A company is still the best vehicle for seeing it actually change the world.
> I have yet experienced more in these four years than most people do in all of their lives. Lol, hearing that from a 22 year old.
I think anybody that would say this is very likely completely right about it, despite their age.
Mathematically minded nerds tend to forget that not everything in life can be turned into set theory :)
Why aren’t we talking about creating ethical companies and how to make it easier for companies to not seek to be corrupt, or set up barriers to corruption that are more verifiably not manipulable by those already with wealth or power?
I can’t see how any other angle of discussion about creating companies can be worth anyone’s time until that is better sorted.
I think Mark Cuban on Shark Tank used to tell founders this. Don't start a company because you have a world-altering idea. Start a company because you love starting companies.
What would he have you do if you have a world-altering idea? A company is still the best vehicle for seeing it actually change the world.
> I have yet experienced more in these four years than most people do in all of their lives. Lol, hearing that from a 22 year old.
Now I have a therapist, a coach, a private freelancer community, three mastermind groups, an in-person entrepreneur meetup, three Slack groups, and a mailing list I write to and get feedback from.
The difference between now and two years ago is massive.
Something else that helps is not having a runway. After taking a year off and spending all of my money without much to show for it, I'm all in on the strategy of spending 50% of my time on freelance and 50% on building a business. Infinite runway and way less stress. YMMV.
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I think anybody that would say this is very likely completely right about it, despite their age.
What does it even mean, to have experienced “more” than anyone else? How do you compare raising a child to starting a company to performing as a top level athlete to losing a parent to ... Mathematically minded nerds tend to forget that not everything in life can be turned into set theory :)
> I have yet experienced more in these four years than most people do in all of their lives. Lol, hearing that from a 22 year old.
> I have yet experienced more in these four years than most people do in all of their lives. Lol, hearing that from a 22 year old.