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    1. Suhail‏Verified account @Suhail Mar 31

      I envy my old naivete. Launching a product or company was easy. Nearly thoughtless to a fault but biased correctly. Second time founder syndrome wants it all to be perfect but perfect is the enemy.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Apr 1
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        2. Elio Mags‏ @ElioMags Apr 1
          Replying to @paulg @Suhail

          People doubt their capabilities since they are in high school. I noticed that in my kids. Especially when they have older siblings good at something

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        3. Katia Damer, PhD  ♠️‏ @ekadamer Apr 1
          Replying to @ElioMags @paulg @Suhail

          And sadly, that’s especially true for women and minorities.

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        1. robert king‏ @robertkingNZ Apr 1
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          some people say ignorance is bliss but I don't know what they mean ;)

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        1. Henry Oliver‏ @HenryEOliver Apr 1
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          Pianists say this about Rachmaninov third piano concerto. You need to be young and egotistical enough to attempt it

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        1. Georgi Kirilov‏ @gkkirilov Apr 1
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          It's from this essay http://www.paulgraham.com/mit.html 

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        1. Flavio Rump‏ @FlavioRump Apr 1
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          So what is the antidote?

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        1. Daniel Welsch‏ @madridESL Apr 1
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          I can fully agree that ignorance is what mainly got me to launch those first few products... and it worked!

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        1. anand‏ @anandmishra___ Apr 1
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          I still continue to ask mysel how hard it can be when I start with a big problem and then it hits in the middle of solving it that oh boy it is hard. It's funny cause how hard can it be is exactly the thing that propels me to move forward with it regardless.

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        1. Jānis Pipars‏ @k_zars Apr 1
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          It's the same with the kids.

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        1. James Bailey‏ @1ArmedEconomist Apr 1
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          Beyond tech, this is a common theme in How I Built This interviews too

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