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Startup Tip: Not Every Failure Is A Learning Experience

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Re: Startup Tip: Not Every Failure Is A Learning Experience

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Sometimes I wish people still wrote down their thoughts, instead of telling a camera about them and uploading it to Vimeo.

I also do quite a bit of writing, but the videos are a nice change of pace. A few people have suggested transcribing the videos - and I'll look into doing that. I realize video isn't an optimal medium for everyone.

Re: Startup Tip: Not Every Failure Is A Learning Experience

#4

Sometimes I wish people still wrote down their thoughts, instead of telling a camera about them and uploading it to Vimeo.

I also do quite a bit of writing, but the videos are a nice change of pace. A few people have suggested transcribing the videos - and I'll look into doing that. I realize video isn't an optimal medium for everyone.

A lot of people (myself included) prefer to keep speakers off because of work-environment.

Re: Startup Tip: Not Every Failure Is A Learning Experience

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My understanding of "fail fast" is not that you should pack up and go home if your idea doesn't work, but rather that you should change course toward an idea that works better as soon as you realize you're heading in the wrong direction - rather than chasing your losses by clinging stubbornly to a doomed trajectory.

Re: Startup Tip: Not Every Failure Is A Learning Experience

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also do quite a bit of writing, but the videos are a nice change of pace. A few people have suggested transcribing the videos - and I'll look into doing that. I realize video isn't an optimal medium for everyone.

A lot of people (myself included) prefer to keep speakers off because of work-environment.

A good point and something that I hadn't heard before.

Re: Startup Tip: Not Every Failure Is A Learning Experience

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Sometimes I wish people still wrote down their thoughts, instead of telling a camera about them and uploading it to Vimeo.

I watched about five seconds of jerky video, barely audible over the fan of my aging MacBook.

I've seen several video presentations come up on YCombinator. It makes me wish that embedded players had could be sped up like VLC. Given a typical presentation, you can watch at 1.5x with no problem.