It seems like each week or so we have an existential crisis on HN by an author who has realized the "go big or go home" mindset/lifestyle might not work for them. There is a HUGE fallacy in all this expected value rationalization for building a lifestyle business. You are going to DIE someday. You don't have unlimited time, and I'd rather take crazy bets toward building something risky and radical than be comfortable and safe with "a profitable, small web-based business in just a few years, take a great salary and work 30 hours week".
Yes I know I could do that, I was able to do that at 19. I'm doing a startup because that isn't enough for me. That would be like retiring at 19.
Blog posts like this feel like "why I settled at 20-something". Come on, really?! Ugh
Yes I know I could do that, I was able to do that at 19. I'm doing a startup because that isn't enough for me. That would be like retiring at 19.
Blog posts like this feel like "why I settled at 20-something". Come on, really?! Ugh