.@paulg your article reminds me of Scott Cook saying Quicken had so many competitors in 1984 that Intuit had the “47th-mover advantage.”
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@firasd Dropbox had this "problem" too.
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@paulg what if they were indeed lame, but the world changed in a favorable way? This happened to us nerds at one point :) -
@dbasch Possible, but I can't think of an example. Cos have to make multiple decisions and it's unlikely they'd keep getting lucky. -
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@paulg I think my biggest mistake with startups has been overestimating the long-term drive / ambition / energy of the founders.
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What Microsoft Is this the Altair Basic of?
@paulg breaking a lance for the instinct of visionary#startups - http://paulgraham.com/altair.html#BeTechThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg In your essay you mentioned that a startup could go grow into 3 distinct MS. Which startup is this?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg: What Microsoft Is this the Altair Basic of? http://paulgraham.com/altair.html ” muy buena reflexiónThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Do you think it mostly linear like that, or how much does chance determine which (of many) "lame" ideas succeed? Seems like evolutionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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