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I'm a 20-something startup CTO, why do I want to read the thoughts of people my own age instead of people who are more experienced?
Well for one thing because people more experienced read posts like this and give their thoughts and opinions.
Instead it's mostly cultural jingoism and blind cheering.
I'm a 20-something startup CTO, why do I want to read the thoughts of people my own age instead of people who are more experienced?
I'm not sure I quite follow your logic. I can't figure out if you're asking a rhetorical question (and thus trying to make a point) or you generally are questioning your own self? If it's the former, I'd suggest you a be slightly more direct about what point you are trying to make. Alternatively simply just upvote or ignore the story all together.
Contrast: the foursquare founder interview, while not great, was more useful.
EDIT: According to CrunchBase you raised $500K two months after your company was founded, and another $2 million 13 months later. I'm sure you just used the word without thinking much about it, but technically you bootstrapped for all of 8 weeks. :)
I'm a 20-something startup CTO, why do I want to read the thoughts of people my own age instead of people who are more experienced?
Maybe pay special attention to the part about humility. :)
Your response is pointless. Just downvote me next time instead of polluting the thread.
Or be productive and ask me why I said what I said like the others have.
I'm a 20-something startup CTO, why do I want to read the thoughts of people my own age instead of people who are more experienced?
A lot of times people more experienced are so far detached from what you might be going through. I've found people who have just gone through what I've gone through can help a ton. Joel Gascoigne sums this up better than I. http://joel.is/post/28198804700/why-im-helping-startup-found...
The post is thin whether you think old people can't relate to the special-snowflake problems of the modern startup kid or not.
The "MIT syndrome" thing is crucial. I think the most important trait in a startup leader is humility. To build a kick-ass sustainable company, you absolutely, positively must be comfortable working with people who are (in some or most respects) smarter than you. Also, I find it very interesting that the "high" of this roller coaster is the funding.
This article might have a good point, but it's hard to find it amongst all the "my friends and I are really cool and awesome people" speak. Does this article, coupled with the fact that the author submitted it himself, strike anyone else as terribly vain?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe pay special attention to the part about humility. :)
Maybe seek to understand the original comment and ask the questions necessary to eliminate the disparity of your perception and the meaning intended to prevent yourself from making a totally pointless comment. Your response is pointless. Just downvote me next time instead of polluting the thread. Or be productive and ask me why I said what I said like the others have.
Now you find yourself having to explain your position instead of getting an intelligent discourse out of the corresponding thread.
When you say that "Bootstrapping a startup is stressful", are you only referring to the time before you raised the $2.5 million? How long was that? EDIT: According to CrunchBase you raised $500K two months after your company was founded, and another $2 million 13 months later. I'm sure you just used the word without thinking much about it, but technically you bootstrapped for all of 8 weeks. :)
When you say that "Bootstrapping a startup is stressful", are you only referring to the time before you raised the $2.5 million? How long was that? EDIT: According to CrunchBase you raised $500K two months after your company was founded, and another $2 million 13 months later. I'm sure you just used the word without thinking much about it, but technically you bootstrapped for all of 8 weeks. :)