Some lessons learned
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Some lessons learned
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#2>>If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough.This is a crucial piece of advice. A few months ago I remember Jeff Bezos caught some flack because Amazon wasn't failing enough, which lead people to think Amazon wasn't taking enough risks. Although I disagree with that analysis of Amazon, the core concept is still true.
It's also refreshing to see that Chris Dixon was rejected a ton before becoming successful. I get rejected on a daily basis and to be honest - it takes a lot out of me. However, when I read something like this it makes me realize all of this rejection is worthwhile and part of finding my way to success.
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#3Relevant xkcd comic on avoiding the most obvious upward next step: http://xkcd.com/761/
Trying out a lot of things for a bit before commiting also seems to be the approach we use as children, I wonder why we forget about it once we're about 20.
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#45. Generic advice is generally useless.
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#51. If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough
Easier said than balanced, I'd say. I've tried to do things that almost exclusively get me rejected. Sure it fulfills the above. But looking back, it did more to hurt my operational life than make me progress.
Just wanted to point out that you can be rejected too much at which point it may help to score a small victory here and there.
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#6The next big thing will start out looking like a toy = bitcoin
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#71. If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough Easier said than balanced, I'd say. I've tried to do things that almost exclusively get me rejected. Sure it fulfills the above. But looking back, it did more to hurt my operational life than make me progress. Just wanted to point out that you can be rejected too much at which point it may help to score a small victory here and the…
Can u share the exact experience you had? I always view this advice to be true when the people your asking stuff from don't know each other and can't talk about u... Ie it would work well in dating and in job interviews but it wouldn't work well in say angel funding int valley where everyone knows each other or hitting on all the women who are friends with each other.
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#8Relevant xkcd comic on avoiding the most obvious upward next step: http://xkcd.com/761/ Trying out a lot of things for a bit before commiting also seems to be the approach we use as children, I wonder why we forget about it once we're about 20.
I think it's because we start to feel more pressure to succeed and to succeed quickly, so we stop playing and tinkering.
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#9The next big thing will start out looking like a toy = bitcoin
I would wager that just because the next big thing will start out looking at a toy does not equate to everything that looks like a toy will become the next big thing.
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#101. If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough Easier said than balanced, I'd say. I've tried to do things that almost exclusively get me rejected. Sure it fulfills the above. But looking back, it did more to hurt my operational life than make me progress. Just wanted to point out that you can be rejected too much at which point it may help to score a small victory here and the…
Can u share the exact experience you had? I always view this advice to be true when the people your asking stuff from don't know each other and can't talk about u... Ie it would work well in dating and in job interviews but it wouldn't work well in say angel funding int valley where everyone knows each other or hitting on all the women who are friends with each other.
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