The next time someone claims that starting startups is for rich kids, remind them that Airbnb happened because its founders literally could not pay their rent.
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Oh Paul, you know better. I had to borrow money from my mom to pay my taxes when we were starting Cloudflare. But I certainly came from a relatively privileged background, and so did the AirBnB founders. It’s hard to take risks if you don’t have a safety net.
#bereal
I would ordinarily just let your bullshit go, but this myth that you have to be a rich kid to start a startup is terribly dangerous, because it discourages people who aren't from trying it. Brian Chesky's parents were social workers. That is not a rich kid.
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I've never heard anyone say you have t be rich to do a startup, but lots say you have to be middle class at least.
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I was listening to a
@sama interview (Conversations w/ Tyler podcast) & he mentioned - based on his/YC data - successful founders come from "upper middle class". I am no expert & don't have any data points to agree/disagree though. Just interesting to c 2 different opinions.
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I respond to pitches that have a product link and a chart — no need for a warm intro, just some exceptional execution: jason@calacanis.com
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Dismissing how privilege and wealth shape opportunity for entrepreneurs is much more dangerous. I'm glad Brian had a decent middle-class upbringing as the son of two college graduates w/ stable jobs -- but that, unfortunately, is privilege with 40 million people in poverty in US.
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I'm not dismissing it. I know about this problem from a decade of personal experience helping hundreds of first-time founders. What I'm disagreeing with here is the meme that you have to be upper middle class to start a startup.
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Paul, I like u but
@eastdakota has been anything but offensive. he addressed nicely, whereas there’s this superiority in your tone at times. Saying this with love as it’s likely u don’t meant it Social workers can mean priviledged — priviledged to live a normal life -
Paul's ego is very fragile. Any disturbance might cause him to realize he's just been a particularly lucky investor. From there the house of cards his self esteem is built on could too easily crumble
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Not sure there’s a disagreement on this thread. Wealth, privilege and safety nets can be helpful, but empirical data shows it’s not necessary to be successful.
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Very true was just watching this video on Cyan Banister from Founders Fund which suggests startup/success is more about who you know and surround yourself with rather than wealth, privilege or safety netshttps://techcrunch.com/video/how-did-i-get-here-by-cyan-banister-founders-fund-disrupt-sf-2018/ …
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