Oh man...he had me until he called thousands of people, many of whom I know personally, "probably either unethical or lazy."
I think we can all agree that there are multiple ways to approach startups.
The misstep Myles makes is to assume that one approach is somehow superior to another, and then take the further step of insulting everyone who is striving for something different than what he sees as the best option.
We all have opinions on this topic, and it's an interesting discussion to have. But let's try to avoid dogma and judgment.
What's right for your unique situation isn't necessarily right for the 100,000 other people with similar ambitions, but who may be in vastly different life situations or just have different goals than you do.
Oh, and call me when you're 40, married with 2 kids and a mortgage, and you're coding Perl for a bank because none of your startups made you the millions that TechCrunch promised.
I think we can all agree that there are multiple ways to approach startups.
The misstep Myles makes is to assume that one approach is somehow superior to another, and then take the further step of insulting everyone who is striving for something different than what he sees as the best option.
We all have opinions on this topic, and it's an interesting discussion to have. But let's try to avoid dogma and judgment.
What's right for your unique situation isn't necessarily right for the 100,000 other people with similar ambitions, but who may be in vastly different life situations or just have different goals than you do.
Oh, and call me when you're 40, married with 2 kids and a mortgage, and you're coding Perl for a bank because none of your startups made you the millions that TechCrunch promised.